Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Kidney stone type, corresponding urine sediment, urinary risk factors, and associated clinical settings.
#Diagnosis #Nephrology #Urine #Microscopy
Kidney stone type ... corresponding urine ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #Urine #Microscopy ... #Urinary #Kidney
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... differential, urine ... dipstick, urine ... clinical context and signs ... imaging #Acute #Kidney
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Totally scuppers the kidney's ... diagnosis with direct urine ... Failure to acidify urine ... Distal #Diagnosis #Management ... #Nephrology #Causes
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 β€’ Kidney loss of Cl-
alkalosis β€’ Kidney ... Cl- outside the kidneys ... Chronic diarrhea β€’ Kidney ... high in kidney ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Urine Specific Gravity - Interpretation
Specific Gravity = Density of urine / Density of water
SG close to
Urine Specific Gravity ... Gravity = Density of urine ... 1.010: β€’ Advanced kidney ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Urine ... #differential #nephrology
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 β€’ Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 β€’ Facilitating passage of stone:
Management of Pediatric ... Kidney Stones Acute ... Managment: β€’ Pain ... retrieve stone using urine ... #Pediatrics #nephrology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 β€’ Bacterial: Escherichia
carcinoma (native kidney ... differential #diagnosis #kidney ... #blood #urine # ... management #treatment ... #nephrology
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Urine K+ <13 mEq ... loss: Diarrhea Urine ... ↑ Aldosterone: Kidney ... HCO3- β€’ Low Urine ... algorithm #diagnosis #nephrology
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
and concentrated urine ... broad - Advanced kidney ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... Microscopy #Diagnosis #Nephrology
The Urine / Plasma Electrolyte Ratio - Guide to Fluid Restriction in Hyponatremia
 β€’ U/P Ratio
The Urine / Plasma ... MD @NephroMD #Urine ... Hyponatremia #diagnosis #management ... #nephrology