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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Workup Algorithm ... investigations depending on clinical ... context and signs ... , inflammatory markers ... #nephrology #causes
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Rhabdomyolysis, Tumor ... lysis syndrome, ... Kidney Disease: • AKI ... CKD Increased Renal ... #phosphate #nephrology
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
In secondary AI ... including: pituitary tumor ... of AI and a cortisol ... least 18 excludes AI ... of AI - Dr.
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
makes the gland ... Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... Insufficiency #AI ... #differential #diagnosis ... #endocrinology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential Diagnosis ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... bruit or signs ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Cushing's Syndrome ... and Clinical Features ... skin with stretch marks ... #signs #symptoms ... #endocrinology