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Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
declines > ALT) • AKI ... • Hypocalcemia/Late ... • HAGMA • Late ... + myoglobin AKI ... #nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Dermatomyositis) AKI ... - Pathophysiology ... oxidative iniury Treatment ... Iinitial rate: 1 ... Summary #causes #treatment
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... immature blasts and high ... fever - ACS, AKI ... Spontaneous if high ... proliferation rate
Balanced Crystalloids vs. NormalSaline - My infographic about SALT-ED and SMART trial comparing crystalloids and saline
hospital-free days between treatment ... - Stage 2 AKI ... with borderline renal ... resulted in a lower rate ... VisualAbstract #LR #EBM #Nephrology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
- AKI - Liver ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... Decreased pulse rate ... tissue damage (AKI ... High body temperatures
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
• Present in high ... Pneumocystis pneumonia (late ... > 1.5) with a sensitivity ... 94 and 84% Renal ... Muscle: • Rhabdomyolysis
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Reduced Excretion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Reduced flow through distal nephron - TTKG
Glomerular Filtration Rate ... Creatinine • Chronic renal ... failure • AKI ... High Renin, High ... IntercellularShift #Nephrology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Immunosuppressive agents, Renal ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... sequences improve sensitivity ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
• Hypokalemia (renal ... • Seizures • Rhabdomyolysis ... Treatment - ... Syndrome #diagnosis #nephrology ... #management #pathophysiology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
antigen assay has a sensitivity ... DX relies on a high ... affected tissue • High-dose ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... shock • Mortality rate