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Renal Failure Prognosis - The eGFR and proteinuria offers a general prognosis as demonstrated in the
Renal Failure Prognosis ... - The eGFR and ... #CKD #EGFR #Proteinuria ... Prognosis #Heatmap #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Interpreting Kidney Biomarkers

↑ Creatinine: 
 • AKI, CKD
 • Medications that lead to nephroprotective ↓ in
Medications that ↓ renal ... hyperthyroidism ↓ eGFR ... Biomarkers #Kidney #renal ... #diagnosis #laboratory ... #nephrology
Renal involvement in 35% of mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis 
Associated with : 
 • Absence of skin
Renal involvement ... - 85% • Mean eGFR ... follow-up • eGFR ... TerrierBen #Renal ... Cryoglobulinemic #Nephrology
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
- Differential Diagnosis ... kidney function (eGFR ... 3 months Pre-Renal ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
Modification of Diet in Renal ... unless a patient's renal ... seen in acute renal ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... CockcroftGault #EGFR
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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Extrarenal Laxatives - Renal ... pump inhibitor - Renal ... Mycophenolate - Anti-EGF ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology #Causes
The GFR Clock for Staging CKD

Staging CKD is most frequently done by calculating the estimated glomerular
function rate (eGFR ... calculating the eGFR ... to remember the eGFR ... @JustinBerk #Diagnosis ... #Nephro #CKD #EGFR
Causes of Hypomagnesemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
GI LOSS - FeMg < 2-2.5% or 24h Urine Mg
- Differential Diagnosis ... Malabsorption RENAL ... Cetuximab and other EGFR ... in Na-KATPase, EGFR ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Metformin 
Current Renal Dose Adjustments due to Risk of Lactic Acidosis 
> 60 No adjustment 
45-60
Metformin Current Renal ... 45-60 Monitor eGFR ... #Metformin #Renal
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
- Differential Diagnosis ... CKD Increased Renal ... Hypoparathyroidism, Acromegaly, FGFR ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology