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Lupus Nephritis Classification Algorithm

#Lupus #Nephritis #Classification #Algorithm #diagnosis #differential #types #rheumatology #nephrology #renal
Lupus Nephritis Classification ... Lupus #Nephritis #Classification ... Algorithm #diagnosis #differential ... #types #rheumatology ... #nephrology #renal
Epilepsy Seizure Types - Generalized vs Focal

Generalized Seizures
 - Absence seizures 
 - Myoclonic seizures
Epilepsy Seizure Types ... Focal #Seizures #Types ... #Classification ... #Neurology #Differential
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
autoAb against type ... Glomerulonephritis #RPGN #Classification ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Nephrology
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
Classification of ... Diabetes #Insipidus #Classification ... #Types #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Albuminuria (Grades) and Risk for CKD
Normal to mildly increased albuminuria:
 - Albumin excretion rate: < 30
cardiovascular events ... Macroalbuminuria is a type ... Albuminuria #Grades #classification ... #CKD #nephrology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... are listed as Type ... the offending agent ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential ... #typeb #classification
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
Classification of ... or mutation in genes ... coding for bile ... #Jaundice #Classification ... #unconjugated #differential
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Peripheral Edema - Differential ... pain syndrome type ... Bilateral • Protein-losing ... Peripheral #Edema #differential ... Lower #Extremity #PhysicalExam
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Clenching of fist during ... Failure • SLE • Type ... #hyperkalemia #differential ... potassium #high #nephrology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
and Headache - Differential ... miosis • Tension-type ... Reversible, only during ... migraine and tension-type ... ophthalmology #Neurology