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Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
disease 24-hour urine ... in monitoring low-level ... C3, C4 - Test for ... infections are common causes ... #nephritic #nephrology
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based algorithm ... Urine Na+K / serum ... can be high or low ... failure, Cirrhosis, Nephrotic
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
shows how pre-test ... patient with a low ... -Acyclovir is nephrotoxic ... HSV PCR would cause ... is proposed: #Management
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
disease 1) 24-hour urine ... in monitoring low-level ... . 5) C3, C4 - Test ... infections are common causes ... #nephrotic #nephritis
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
lysis) ± Urine ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... only if no clear cause ... acidosis) • Low ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology