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To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
usefulness of the serum creatinine ... addition to serum creatinine ... formulas are shown in Table ... estimate GFR in many clinical ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Table 1. Equations for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in adults based on serum creatinine concentration*.
#Diagnosis
Table 1. ... glomerular filtration rate ... based on serum creatinine ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... Calculation #Formulas #Creatinine
Many studies have reported that although some patients develop contrast nephropathy, the average creatinine among all
patients is either stable ... variations in creatinine ... nephropathy:” #Pathophysiology ... PCAKI #Random #Creatinine ... #Distribution #Nephrology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... necrosis (7-14 days later ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... weight loss • Late ... CXR upright or lat
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... blood donor • Pathophysiology ... CKD, CHF, high rate ... transfusion • Pathophysiology ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
Pathophysiology: ... angular gyrus Clinical ... Alexia #Agraphia #clinical ... #neurology #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Dermatomyositis Clinical ... • Hypocalcemia/Late ... • HAGMA • Late ... per day until stable ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... that precedes a later ... Pathophysiology: ... the OR • HD stable ... - CMC IM Residency
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
Pathophysiology: ... Clinical Significance ... a significant clinical ... It's typically a late ... #peritonitis #IM
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
sedimentation rate ... • Hepatitis B serology ... LFTs) and a serum creatinine ... rheumatica) • Creatine ... ANA and RF (if clinical