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Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
of Glomerular Diseases ... #differential # ... spectrum #diagnosis ... #nephrology #nephritic ... #nephrotic #comparison
Glomerular Diseases - Spectrum
 - Insidious vs Acute
 - Nephritic (hypertension, hematuria, renal failure) vs Nephrotic
Glomerular Diseases ... - Insidious vs Acute ... - Nephritic (hypertension ... #Spectrum #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac disease ... , Kawasaki, Nephrotic
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
Urinary Casts and Disease ... casts are seen in acute ... Urinary #Casts #Differential ... #Microscopy #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Hyponatremia - Differential ... CHF, cirrhosis, nephrotic ... Potomania - Tea ... , CNS Disease, Meds ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
AIP: acute interstitial ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI - Differential ... Diagnosis HEMODYNAMIC ... • Primary GNs: Disease ... Interstitial Nephritis ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Interstitial nephritis ... • Inflammatory disease ... /phimosis #Diagnosis ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential ... #Nephrology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
brain, eye, and ear ... and treatment can ... Cogan syndrome • Acute ... #inflammatory #differential ... #diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infectious: • Acute ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment ... #Causes #Hematology