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Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
causes of flank ... or abdominal pain ... MRI - Limited value ... causes of obstruction ... with surgical access
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... Urinary calculi ... Urethral stricture/valves ... /phimosis #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Nephrology
Staphylococcus-associated GlomeruloNephritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
CLINICAL
 • Nephritic syndrome (Casts)
 • Marked proteinuria (may be
Nephritic syndrome (Casts ... • No serologic tests ... GlomeruloNephritis #nephrology ... #diagnosis #management ... #GN
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... to bolus these values ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... assessment - assess ... tests before beginning
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... only if no clear cause ... #potassium #nephrology