Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 β€’ Confirm hematuria β†’ Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
β€’ Evidence of glomerular ... β†’ Refer to Nephrology ... and referral to Urology ... cystoscopy β€’ Refer to Nephrology ... #urology #blood
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... Differential Diagnosis ... sclerosis β€’ Anti-Glomerular ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
Summary of characteristic ... abnormalities of selected glomerular ... polyangiitis #glomerular ... #diseases #nephrology ... comparison #table #diagnosis
Anti-GIomeruIar Basement Membrane Disease (Goodpasture's Disease)

What is it? A small vessel vasculitis with circulating antibodies directed
directed against the glomerular ... hemorrhage Diagnosis ... kidney biopsy Treatment ... Goodpastures #AntiGBM #diagnosis ... #nephrology #pulmonary
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 β€’ Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 β€’ Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
initial phase of the disease ... Encephalopathy Treatment ... Korsakoff #Syndrome #neurology ... #diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager Summary ... life-threatening diseases ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... hypercellular glomeruli ... #management #treatment
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
disease 24- ... disease. ... #testing #workup ... #diagnosis #glomerulonephritis ... nephrotic #nephritic #nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
disease 1) 24- ... disease. 8) ANA ... #glomerular #disease ... #workup #diagnosis ... initial #testing #nephrology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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and Management Summary ... : Serology (preferred ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... : β€’ Severe Disease ... #management #treatment
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 β€’ an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary ... 50 years in men Diagnosis ... within 3 years of diagnosis ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology