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Differential Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury 

#Diagnosis #Nephrology #AKI #Acute #KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential #Workup #Algorithm #Ddxof
Diagnosis of Acute Kidney ... #KidneyInjury #Causes ... #Differential #Workup ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
Algorithm for the ... of Sickle Cell Crises ... Hematology #SickleCell #Complications ... Manifestations #Workup ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... osmolarity If cause ... imaging #Acute #Kidney ... #Injury #AKI #Workup
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
Tract Infections: Complications ... Infection of the kidney ... urea which may cause ... UrinaryTractInfection #LUTI #Pathophysiology ... #Complications
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... life threatening complications ... differentiating kidney ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
three primary pathophysiologic ... causes differentiated ... • Limited to Kidney ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cause - Decreased ... unloading • Kidney ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Pathophysiology
Hyperuricemia: Pathogenesis and Complications

 - Hypercalcemia (due to diseases like Sarcoidosis and Hyperparathyroidism) -> Accumulation of
Pathogenesis and Complications ... decr ability of kidneys ... Release of purine bases ... Hyperuricemia #Pathophysiology ... #Complications
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... an underlying cause ... oxygen sensing (at kidneys ... you’ll do a good workup ... #workup #hematology
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

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Paget’s Disease: Complications ... Abnormal Osteoclasts cause ... Nephrolithiasis (Kidney ... PagetsDisease #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #complications