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Albuminuria (Grades) and Risk for CKD
Normal to mildly increased albuminuria:
 - Albumin excretion rate: < 30
- Albumin-to-creatinine ... - Albumin-to-creatinine ... progressive kidney disease ... - Albumin-to-creatinine ... classification #CKD #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
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 ... Diet in Renal Disease ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
selected glomerular diseases ... Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM ... Electron Microscopy (EM ... #nephrology #pathology ... #comparison #table
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
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
• Hypocalcemia/Late ... • HAGMA • Late ... of underlying disease ... per day until stable ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... Presentation: - Disease ... features developing later ... course of the disease ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... super-antigen mediated disease ... Hyperreflexia develops later ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Tandem Gait Ataxia in Atypical Parkinsonism

How to differentiate Parkinson’s disease from atypical Parkinsonism in a jiffy?
differentiate Parkinson’s disease ... PD patients are able ... tandem walking even late ... #physicalexam #neurology
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
urine, calcium-creatinine ... • Autoimmune disease ... Syndrome #diagnosis #nephrology ... #management #pathophysiology