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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Diagnosis and Management ... dysfunction (e.g. gait ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... (chronic B1 deficiency ... #neurology #nutrition
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
Pharmacological Treatment ... of Hepatorenal Syndrome ... pressure incr renal ... #Nephrology #Management ... #Pharmacology #
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Without treatment ... and nephrotic syndrome ... tabes dorsalis, gait ... similar to those of B12 ... deficiency.
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Hematuria in Post-Renal ... Prevalence up to 12% ... (Goodpasture's syndrome ... #blood #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Pernicious anemia/B12 ... respiratory failure • Neurologic ... neuropathy • Renal ... : - Renal failure ... ) - Waddling gait
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... kidney disease • Primary ... insipidus • Primary ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... #Pharmacology #
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
cirrhosis: 3%-20% Renal ... Distal (Type I) renal ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... lubricants • Pharmacologic ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Pruritus with no primary ... diagnosis: • Renal ... pruritus (Iron deficiency ... #Pruritus #Treatment ... #Nephrology #CKD