Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 β€’ AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... to Acute Interstitial ... ; oliguria β€’ Classic ... MatthewHoMD #Acute ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 β€’ Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 β€’ Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... : β€’ Normal Acid-Base ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #potassium ... #low #nephrology
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign in ... neck stiffness causes ... Sign #Meningitis #clinical ... #physicalexam #neurology
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Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign in ... neck stiffness causes ... Sign #Meningitis #clinical ... #physicalexam #neurology
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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differential Diagnosis: Causes ... starvation, diabetic) Causes ... Acetazolamide Causes ... - Salicylates Causes ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 β€’ Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 β€’ Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
β€’ Inflammatory/AI ... Fabry's disease, Acute ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... The next step in ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... differential #potassium #nephrology
Adult Vancomycin Guidelines
The information below provides general dosing guidelines for vancomycin. A maintenance regimen of 15-20
There is no clinical ... ratio.1 Dosing in ... reference source and nephrology ... nephrotoxicity and acute ... #Management #Pharmacology
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
demonstrated the classic ... , the cause is more ... our case where ... Horners #Syndrome #clinical ... #physicalexam #neurology
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Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 β€’ Sodium 130 mEq/L
 β€’
lactate NOT lactic acid ... states such as acute ... shift β€’ Saline Causes ... β€’ Saline May Cause ... NS #comparison #pharmacology