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Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
, Busulfan • Disease ... FSGS • Other: Chronic ... #blood #urine # ... management #treatment ... #nephrology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
kidney disease, ... Acute blood loss ... Alcohol use, Liver disease ... morphologic #mcv #differential ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
• Normal/low blood ... settings, the urine sodium ... the excretion of sodium ... urine #Algorithm #nephrology ... #differential #
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
the peripheral blood ... • Anemia of chronic ... kidney disease, ... Production #Index #hematology ... #anemia #differential
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... kidney disease, ... kidney disease, ... kidney disease ... kidney disease
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... intestines, white blood ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
of cholestatic disease ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... intestines, White blood ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... Polyarteritis Nodosa: - Kidneys ... pulses, bruis, or blood ... Large Vessel: Blood ... Kidneys -> glomerulonephritis
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
approach to the differential ... correction of chronic ... vaptans (HF/liver disease ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
The differential ... Dehydration: neurologic disease ... correction of chronic ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium