Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
and Differential Diagnosis ... clinical context and signs ... β€’ Cardio-renal syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology #causes
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Algorithm Syndrome ... Pain/Post-op β€’ Neurologic ... β€’ Reduced GFR, AKI ... Hypo-osmolar urine ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
Parinaud's Syndrome
What?
 - Impaired upgaze
 - Light-near dissociation
 - Convergence retraction nystagmus
 - Eyelid retraction (Collier's
Parinaud's Syndrome ... retraction (Collier's sign ... β†’ "setting sun sign ... #diagnosis #pineal ... #neurology
Parinaud's syndrome
What?
 β€’ Light-near dissociation (tectal pupils)
 β€’ Convergence retraction nystagmus
 β€’ Eyelid retraction (Collier's sign)
Parinaud's syndrome ... retraction (Collier's sign ... "setting sun" sign ... neudrawlogy #Parinauds #syndrome ... #neurology #diagnosis
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
volume-based algorithm Urine ... Renal Losses (AKI ... Cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... table #sodium #nephrology
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-BarrΓ© Syndrome:
 β€’ Progressive muscle weakness
Guillain Barre Syndrome ... Guillain-BarrΓ© Syndrome ... sensory symptoms or signs ... nervous system signs ... #neurology #neuropathy
PRES (Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome) - Features

#PRES #Posterior #reversible #encephalopathy #syndrome #Presentation #Symptoms #Signs #Diagnosis #Neurology
encephalopathy syndrome ... encephalopathy #syndrome ... Presentation #Symptoms #Signs ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 β€’ Bacterial: Escherichia
(Goodpasture's syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... kidney #blood #urine ... #management #treatment ... #nephrology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 β€’ Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... fever - ACS, AKI ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome - Diagnosis
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome is an idiosyncratic reaction to antipsychotic medications classically characterized
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome ... - Diagnosis Neuroleptic ... Malignant Syndrome ... status: catatonic signs ... #Diagnosis #neurology