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Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Distal Renal Tubular ... Acidosis (RTA) Type ... ThePeanutKidney #RTA #Type1 ... #Management #Nephrology ... #Causes #Differential
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... auscultation, JVD ... ECG is vital while ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
salivary ducts Clinical ... Interstitial nephritis • Distal ... (Type I) renal ... tubular acidosis ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Decreased distal ... Pseudohypoaldosteronism type ... pseudohypoaldosteronism type ... #Hyperkalemia #Differential ... High #Potassium #Classification
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Skin Disease Classification ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Kikuchi disease • Type-I ... APLA/LAC: • Renal ... Vasculitis: • Distal
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
of cells on the distal ... tubule (DCT) Clinical ... ratio 0.5%) Differential ... tubular acidosis ... diagnosis #nephrology #management