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Interpreting Kidney Biomarkers

↑ Creatinine: 
 • AKI, CKD
 • Medications that lead to nephroprotective ↓ in
nephroprotective ↓ in GFR ... Medications that ↓ renal ... hyperthyroidism ↓ eGFR ... Biomarkers #Kidney #renal
Renal Failure Prognosis - The eGFR and proteinuria offers a general prognosis as demonstrated in the
Renal Failure Prognosis ... - The eGFR and ... #CKD #EGFR #Proteinuria
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Differential Diagnosis ... Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal ... ChestPain #Causes #Differential ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Hypomagnesemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
GI LOSS - FeMg < 2-2.5% or 24h Urine Mg
Hypomagnesemia - Differential ... Malabsorption RENAL ... Cetuximab and other EGFR ... in Na-KATPase, EGFR ... #Low #Causes #Differential
To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
accurately predict GFR ... Modification of Diet in Renal ... unless a patient's renal ... seen in acute renal ... CockcroftGault #EGFR
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... suggest intrinsic renal ... #Macroscopic #Differential ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Kidney Disease - Differential ... kidney function (eGFR ... 3 months Pre-Renal ... Atheroemboli • Renal ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology #Differential
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
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiac, liver, renal ... Pseudohyponatremia #Differential ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Renal involvement in 35% of mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis 
Associated with : 
 • Absence of skin
Renal involvement ... - 85% • Mean eGFR ... follow-up • eGFR ... TerrierBen #Renal