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Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Microscopic ... basement membrane disease ... : • Flank pain ... of glomerular disease ... causes #urology #nephrology
Urine Microscopy - Casts
Acellular Casts
 • Hyaline Casts - Consists of only precipitated Tamm-Horsfell protein without
Urine Microscopy ... suggestive of acute ... and chronic kidney ... diseases • Fatty ... #Microscopy #nephrology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Hematuria in Post-Renal ... , Busulfan • Disease ... #blood #urine # ... management #treatment ... #nephrology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... - Urinalysis/microscopy ... UOP/weights - Urine ... - Pre-renal disease ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Kidney Injury ( ... e.g AEIOU ) or anuria ... IMPROVEMENT If the urine ... Assess UA w/ microscopy ... for WBCs, RBCs,
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
proteinuria as a disease ... Microscopic exam ... Red blood cells (RBC ... Acute Kidney Injury ... casts #glucosuria #hematuria
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
Urinary Casts and Disease ... and concentrated urine ... acute tubular necrosis ... broad - Advanced kidney ... #Differential #Microscopy
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
Kidney Stones Acute ... Managment: • Pain ... Surgical Rx: • ACUTE ... , Obstruction, Anuria ... #Pediatrics #nephrology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... , proteinuria, hematuria ... : UA, Urine protein ... or gross hematuria ... differential #diagnosis #management
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Classification: • Acute ... non-nephrotic proteinuria, hematuria ... edema, active urine ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... C4) • ds-DNA: Kidney