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Pathophysiology - Pathogenesis of Chronic Kidney Disease

#Pathophysiology #Nephrology #Chronic #Kidney #Disease #CKD
Chronic Kidney Disease ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology ... Chronic #Kidney #Disease ... #CKD
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- Hx of AKI/CKD ... - BMP, cap, CBC ... - Pre-renal disease ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... Algorithm #Causes #Differential
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Nausea, Pulmonary Diseases ... , CNS Disease, Meds ... always exclude: CKD ... Algorithm #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Artifact (redo CBC ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... disorders • Celiac disease ... Thrombocytosis #Differential
Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
Chronic Kidney Disease ... (CKD): • GFR ... Acute Kidney Diseases ... months No Kidney Disease ... #Definitions #nephrology
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
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Polyneuropathy - Differential ... Hypothyroidism, CKD ... Paraneoplastic, CTD ... Polyneuropathy #Differential ... Algorithm #causes #neurology
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Chronic Kidney Disease ... - Differential ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Nephropathy
 • Cortical Manifestations
    - Main issue: Hemolysis-associated endothelial
Sickle Cell Disease ... pathology - CKD ... #SickleCell #Disease ... Nephropathy #diagnosis #differential ... #nephrology
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Hyperphosphatemia - Differential ... acidosis, DKA Kidney Disease ... : • AKI, CKD ... Hyperphosphatemia #Differential ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential ... Systemic Rheumatic Disease ... Sclerosis, Sjogren's Disease ... Psoriatic Arthritis, IBD-Associated ... #arthritides #Differential