Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... clinical context and signs ... imaging #Acute #Kidney ... #AKI #Workup #Algorithm
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 β€’ Kidney loss of Cl-
Urinary Chloride Algorithm ... alkalosis β€’ Kidney ... Cl- outside the kidneys ... high in kidney ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 β€’ Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 β€’ Facilitating passage of stone:
Management of Pediatric ... Kidney Stones Acute ... retrieve stone using urine ... Stones #Management #Pediatrics ... #nephrology #nephrolithiasis
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Algorithm for patients ... Urine K+ <13 mEq ... ↑ Aldosterone: Kidney ... #differential #algorithm ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... differentiating kidney ... A urine K/Cr ratio ... β€’ Diarrhea A urine ... Hypokalemia #diagnosis #Algorithm
Horseshoe Kidney on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

When kept as a Talisman, a horseshoe is said
Horseshoe Kidney ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... it brings good urine ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #clinical #nephrology
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Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≀6 months old on day β‰₯7
15,000/mm3, and urine ... purposes of this algorithm ... clinical and lab signs ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... Disease #Incomplete #Algorithm
Lupus Nephritis - Diagnostic approach to kidney disease associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
SLE patient develops
Diagnostic approach to kidney ... β€’ Nephritic urine ... β€’ Decreased kidney ... Nephritis #diagnosis #algorithm ... #sle #nephrology
Gitelman Syndrome - Diagnosis and Workup
Blood Work:
 - Hypokalemia
 - Hypomagnesemia
 - Metabolic Alkalosis
 - Elevated
Elevated Renin Urine ... autosomal dominant kidney ... - Normal Renal Ultrasound ... diagnosis of echogenic kidneys ... Diagnosis #Workup #nephrology