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Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Approach to Gout ... diet, d/c culprit medications ... flares/year 2) Gouty ... Urate nephropathy, renal ... NUIM_Chiefs #gout
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
Pharmacological Treatment ... pressure incr renal ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #Pharmacology #Medications ... #Treatment
Uric Acid Homeostasis
In the liver, purines are metabolized to uric acid. The last step in purine
step in purine metabolism ... The gout drug pegloticase ... #Homeostasis #Gout ... #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #Medications
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Hematuria in Post-Renal ... Prostate cancer • Medications ... #Hematuria #Renal ... urine #management #treatment ... #nephrology
Compelling and Possible Contraindications to Antihypertensive Drugs
Diuretics (thiazides)
 - Gout
 - Metabolic syndrome, Glucose intolerance, Pregnancy,
thiazides) - Gout ... - Metabolic syndrome ... Hyperkalemia, Bilateral renal ... failure - Co-medication ... grade 2-3) - Metabolic
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
cells - Normal • Renal ... - Any type of renal ... crystals may indicate metabolic ... disorders or excreted medications ... key #diagnosis #nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
, Heat stroke, Metabolic ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... renal ischemia ... oxidative iniury Treatment ... Summary #causes #treatment
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Excessive vomiting - Metabolic ... - Diarrhea • RENAL ... gas transport, renal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Chloride
BRASH Syndrome

B - Bradycardia
R - Renal failure
A - AV nodal blockade
S - Shock
H - Hyperkalemia

Typical ECG
Bradycardia R - Renal ... waves (Bradycardia out ... hyperkalemia) BRASH Treatment ... • Aggressive treatment ... diagnosis #management #pathophysiology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Etiology: • Medications ... Excretion: - Renal ... 15 suggests ↓ renal ... STOP offending medications ... #potassium #nephrology