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Inherited Defects in Kidney Tubule Epithelial Cells

Renal glucosuria - Na+-dependent glucose cotransporter
Cystinuria - Amino acid transporter
Bartter
sodium channels ... sodium channels ... Defects #Kidney #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Table
Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
and Workup Step ... Repeat the sodium ... administration Step 3. ... • nephrotic syndrome ... #Nephrology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
(SPS) - Diagnosis ... antibody that works ... others (botox, sodium ... #SPS #Diagnosis ... Management #treatment #neurology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
etiology found after 3 ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... factors: - Serology ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... #differential #workup
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential Diagnosis ... with previously stable ... Neurologic disorders ... #Hypertension #Workup
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... to work through ... demyelination syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #sodium