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Primary Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Volume Depleted - 2° hyperaldosteronism
 • Low Urine Cl-: Vomiting,
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential ... intake, Diuretics (late ... syndrome PRA: plasma renin ... Metabolic #Alkalosis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Nephrology
Primary Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Volume Depleted 2° hyperaldosteronism
 • Low Urine Cl-: Vomiting, NGT
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential ... intake, Diuretics (late ... artery stenosis, Renin-secreting ... Metabolic #Alkalosis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Hyperkalemia • Direct renin ... Aliskiren) • Renin ... #hyperkalemia #differential ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #pharmacology #
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... alkalosis - Fistulas ... inversely related to renin ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Chloride
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
- Labyrinth: Benign ... Perilymphatic fistula ... Central #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Aortoenteric Fistula ... • Should be on differential ... that precedes a later ... Pathophysiology: ... undergo EGD - Sensitivity
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications
Aging
 -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
Benign Prostatic ... ) -> Increased Sensitivity ... inflammation #BPH #Benign ... Hyperplasia #Prostate #Pathophysiology ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Arteriovenous fistula ... fibrillation at a rate ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
right with bands being ... Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... Bandemia had a sensitivity ... #Bandemia #differential ... CBC #hematology #pathophysiology
Macula Densa Pathway - Physiological Pathways, Feedback Loops, and Pharmacological Regulation of the Renin-Angiotensin-System

#MaculaDensa #Pathophysiology #Nephrology
Regulation of the Renin-Angiotensin-System ... #MaculaDensa #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Renal ... #Pharmacology #