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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Insufficiency Addison's Disease ... /vomiting • Abdominal ... pain • Back pain ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... endocrinology #diagnosis
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Causes of Acute ... Interstitial nephritis ... • Inflammatory disease ... Urethral stricture/valves ... /phimosis #Diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... • Necrotic bowel ... Pain #Chronic #Causes
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
or metastatic disease ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... pain w/ N/V (60 ... , Muscle/joint pain ... A STIM test can
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Acute Interstitial Nephritis ... (AIN) • Drugs ... #nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
for glomerular disease ... C3, C4 - Test for ... infections are common causes ... testing #workup #diagnosis ... #nephritic #nephrology
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
of flank or abdominal ... pain: diagnoses ... retroperitoneal disease ... MRI - Limited value ... with surgical access
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Localized Acute Abdominal ... Pain(<72 hours) ... - Differential Diagnostic ... musculoskeletal causes ... hernia Pelvic / Adrenal
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
. 5) C3, C4 - Test ... infections are common causes ... #workup #diagnosis ... initial #testing #nephrology ... #nephrotic #nephritis
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... , and nephrotic ... , and nephrotic ... Kidney stones caused ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology