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Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disease • Liddle ... roentgenography • Bleeding ... with specific bleeding ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Medications #Table
Peritoneal Dialysis vs Hemodialysis - Advantages and Disadvantages 
Peritoneal Dialysis:
 • Access: Abdominal wall insertion of
Complications: Bleeding ... Progressive neurological disease ... #Hemodialysis #comparison ... #table #advantages ... disadvantages #nephrology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... may precede the neurologic ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... Reversible course Differential ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
A left posterior ... common cause, leading ... angular gyrus Clinical ... Alexia #Agraphia #clinical ... #neurology #diagnosis
To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
as a marker of kidney ... formulas are shown in Table ... Diet in Renal Disease ... estimate GFR in many clinical ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... nephrotoxicity to kidney ... of underlying disease ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
with previously stable ... disturbance, or acute kidney ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Renal parenchymal disease ... Neurologic disorders
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... think about three clinical ... disease affecting ... Syndrome #Ptosis #neurology ... #Differential #
Tandem Gait Ataxia in Atypical Parkinsonism

How to differentiate Parkinson’s disease from atypical Parkinsonism in a jiffy?
Parkinsonism How to differentiate ... Parkinson’s disease ... PD patients are able ... #Parkinsonism #clinical ... #physicalexam #neurology