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Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Decreased ... • Diabetes • Hypertension ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD ... #Nephrology #Differential
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Renal Parenchymal Diseases ... syndrome • AKI/CKD ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - CKD, AKI, Glomerulonephritis ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- Hx of AKI/CKD ... - Recent hypo/hypertension ... - Pre-renal disease ... 21% - AKI on CKD ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology
Cardiorenal Syndrome (CRS) Types
 • Type 1 - Acute CRS: Alteration of renal perfusion is the
) • Type 2 - Chronic ... RCS: Hypertension ... , CKD induced myopathy ... Syndrome #CRS #Types #cardiology ... #nephrology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Pulmonary Hypertension ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... • Somatoform Disorder ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
T1 High Signal: Chronic ... Corpus Callosum: MBD ... #Clinical #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Neurology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
: • Valvular disorders ... - Chronic pulmonary ... PP and systolic hypertension ... Worse outcomes in CKD ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Patients with Chronic ... primary lesions - differential ... #Pruritus #Treatment ... Uremia #Management #Nephrology ... #CKD