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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... and Differential ... , urine microscopy ... investigations depending on clinical ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Urine Microscopy - Kidney Stones and Crystals 

Uric Acid, Cystine, Hippurate, Cloth Fiber, Tyrosine, CaOx, CaP,
Urine Microscopy ... and Crystals ... Identification #Differential ... Shapes #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Stones #Key #Nephrology
Kidney stone type, corresponding urine sediment, urinary risk factors, and associated clinical settings.
#Diagnosis #Nephrology #Urine #Microscopy
Kidney stone type ... risk factors, and ... associated clinical ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #Urine #Microscopy
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... - Urinalysis/microscopy ... UOP/weights - Urine ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Differential
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Approach to Acute Kidney ... require urgent nephrology ... IMPROVEMENT If the urine ... Assess UA w/ microscopy ... workup #diagnosis #nephrology
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
concentrated urine ... broad - Advanced kidney ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #Microscopy #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... + myoglobin AKI ... nephrotoxicity to kidney ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... Brain stem/Cranial nerve ... - Repetitive nerve ... immunologic assay - MuSK ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... /or optic nerve ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential