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Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Phosphatase Of Clinical ... • Pernicious anemia ... /B12 deficiency ... respiratory failure • Neurologic ... : - Renal failure
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) Modalities

RRT Modalities in the ICU:
 • IHD (Intermittent HD):  3-5 hr
Renal Replacement ... (Sustained low efficiency ... daily dialysis): ~12 ... (Continuous renal ... #managment #nephrology
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) - ICU One Pager Summary
Indications (AIEOU):
 • A: Acidosis (usually severe metabolic)
Renal Replacement ... (Sustained low efficiency ... daily dialysis): ~12 ... (Continuous renal ... #managment #nephrology
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) - Overview
Types of CRRT
 • CVVHD - Continuous Veno-Venous hemodialysis -
Continuous Renal ... 4K, 2K, or 0K (all ... #Continuous #Renal ... #Indications #Nephrology ... #Management
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
fatigue despite clinical ... & Fe Sucrose > alt ... restricted diet/deficiency ... IBD #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #management
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... #Management #causes ... #treatment #nephrology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Check Vitamin B12 ... • Nutritional Deficiency ... : - Vitamin B12 ... #management #neurology
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
Crisis (SRC) Clinical ... microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... of arteries Management ... #rheumatology #nephrology ... #diagnosis #management
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
- differential diagnosis ... : • Renal pruritus ... pruritus (Iron deficiency ... anemia, Polycythemia ... #Management #Nephrology