Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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diagnosis nephrology hyponatremia sodium nephritic acute aki gerstmann glomerular hypophosphatemia hypotonic injury kidney low phosphate physiologic proteinuria workup
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes. Step
Syndrome Step ... /nephritic syndromes ... hematuria (RBC casts ... #Syndrome #Comparison ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome == Nephrotic Syndrome == Onset - Insidious Edema - ++++ Blood
Syndrome and Nephritic ... Syndrome == Nephrotic ... Red blood cell casts ... #Syndrome #Nephritic ... #Comparison #Table
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Causes of Hyponatremia ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pain/Post-op • Neurologic ... Cirrhosis • Nephrotic
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ADH Independent: • Tea and Toast Syndrome, Beer Potomania - Low solute
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... liver failure, nephrotic ... syndrome ... #causes #nephrology
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm • Decreased intake/absorption: Starvation, Alcoholism, Malabsorption, Phosphate binder use • Redistribution/
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Malabsorption, Phosphate binder ... ), Hungry bone syndrome ... #causes #nephrology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Hypovolemic - Give volume Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Diagnosis Algorithm ... treat underlying cause ... CHF, cirrhosis, nephrotic ... syndrome) Euvolemic ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... osmolarity If cause ... • Interstitial nephritis ... • Cardio-renal syndrome ... #causes
Gerstmann Syndrome 1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides 2) Right-left confusion
Gerstmann Syndrome ... name their own fingers ... - Inability to differentiate ... patient is still able ... #neurology #diagnosis
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... to the differential ... hemolytic-uremic syndrome ... #Algorithm #differential ... #syndrome #nephrology
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... failure, Cirrhosis, Nephrotic ... syndrome) • ADH ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #diagnosis #table
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