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Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... repeat testing • Acute ... nephrolithiasis • Symptoms ... → Refer to Nephrology ... cystoscopy • Refer to Nephrology
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Table

 • Step 1: Correct for hyperglycemia. Corrected Na = [(glucose - 100)/
Hyponatremia Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... Serum Osm • Urine ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #nephrology #sodium
General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
sodium excretion ... FENa) could help differentiate ... performance for diagnosing ... acute tubular interstitial ... AcuteKidneyInjury #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... Diagnosis Baseline ... #Injury #AKI #Workup ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm

1) Check Urine Osmolality:
 > 600 mOsm/kg - Implies extrarenal mechanism
Diagnosis Workup ... Algorithm 1) Check Urine ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Algorithm #nephrology ... #sodium
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
Workup for Hypophosphatemia ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... leukemia Measure Urine ... #nephrology
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
Diagnosis and Treatment ... DI; high dilute urine ... #Diagnosis #Treatment ... #management #nephrology ... #sodium
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
volume-based algorithm Urine ... : SIADH, Renal Sodium ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #diagnosis #table ... #sodium #nephrology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
3 questions to work ... Measure urine osmolality ... #Diagnosis #Treatment ... #management #nephrology ... #sodium
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
and treatment can ... Cogan syndrome • Acute ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology ... #inflammatory #differential ... #diagnosis