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Uremic frost on the forehead.

Full blown uremic syndrome of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is seldom seen
fetor, pericardial rub ... concentration of urea ... yellowish coating of urea ... deposition of urea ... #Photo
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Total white blood cell ... Bands > 15% • Uremia ... (blood urea nitrogen ... count < 4,000 cells ... radiograph or CT
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to impaired B-cell ... - gastric and breast ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Uremic Frost in End-Stage Renal Disease- A 39-year-old man with end-stage renal disease presented to the
showed a blood urea ... crystallization of urea ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #renal #urology ... #urea
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
wool, over itchy areas ... sheets and rinse well ... Try not to rub or ... #Hemodialysis #Uremic ... #Uremia #Management
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma ... that were in his breast ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT # ... squamous #cell #