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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
urinary sediment, renal ... electrolytes, urea ... ANCA, ANA, Anti-GBM ... HIV serology, renal ... fragmentocytes, LDH
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
antibody, Anti-GBM ... usually low in anti-GBM ... Other tests: • CT ... recent DAN) • EMG/NCS ... seen on chest CT
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... HIV-Associated CNS ... enhancement on CT ... periventricular areas ... effect/Edema • EBV
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... chest; CT abdomen ... uric acid, high LDH ... ) - Symptoms: CNS ... , hypotension, renal
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
SPECTRUM Common areas ... CNS involvement: ... Birbeck granules (EM ... Imaging: X-rays, CT ... PET-CT / MRI: Staging
Uremic Frost in End-Stage Renal Disease- A 39-year-old man with end-stage renal disease presented to the
Frost in End-Stage Renal ... with end-stage renal ... showed a blood urea ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #renal #urology