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Initial Clinical and Laboratory Data Base for Defining Major Syndromes in Nephrology

#Major #Syndromes #Nephrology #Diagnosis #Workup
Initial Clinical ... in Nephrology ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Differential ... #Table
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Signs (DRESS Syndrome): Formerly known as drug hypersensitivity reaction, DRESS
represents
Drug Reaction with ... Eosinophilia and Systemic Signs ... (DRESS Syndrome ... allergic reaction to medication ... (in this case Tegretol
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Signs (DRESS Syndrome): Formerly known as drug hypersensitivity reaction, DRESS
represents
Drug Reaction with ... Eosinophilia and Systemic Signs ... (DRESS Syndrome ... allergic reaction to medication ... (in this case Tegretol
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
there a dialysis indication ... require urgent nephrology ... obstruction, Nephrotoxic drugs ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Renal Loses - Medications ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes ... #Workup #hypomg
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... , Recreational drugs ... #neurology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... asthma, allergy, drug ... organ-specific signs ... #Differential #diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... Mineralocorticoid excess syndromes ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Workup #table
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... and Differential Diagnosis ... investigations depending on clinical ... context and signs ... #nephrology #causes
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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Drugs associated ... renal Fanconi syndrome ... hypomagnesemia #Medications ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology #Causes