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 ... sediment, urinary ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #Urine #Microscopy ... #Urinary #Kidney
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 β€’ Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 β€’ Facilitating passage of stone:
Management of Pediatric ... Kidney Stones Acute ... using urine strainer ... Targeted Rx: β€’ PRIMARY ... #Pediatrics #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Diagnosis Baseline ... , urine microscopy ... clinical context and signs ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Increased Urination - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Increased Volume / Frequency
 β€’ Increased osmotic load (Increased
Increased Urination - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Pelvic Muscle Tone ... Increased #Urination #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Urinary
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
Urinary Casts and ... and concentrated urine ... broad - Advanced kidney ... #Casts #Differential ... #Microscopy #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 β€’ Due to true volume loss or decreased
(AKI) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... stone β€’ Tumor ... Trauma to the urinary ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 β€’ Kidney loss of Cl-
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary ... Metabolic #Alkalosis #Urinary ... #Algorithm #nephrology ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
differentiating kidney ... A urine K/Cr ratio ... β€’ Diarrhea A urine ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #differential
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Approach to Acute Kidney ... circulating volume, Urinary ... IMPROVEMENT If the urine ... you confirmed diagnosis ... Assess UA w/ microscopy
Metabolic Causes of Kidney Stones in Children
 β€’ Calcium Oxalate: Primary Hyperoxaluria type 1-3, Secondary Hyperoxaluria
Stones in Children ... Calcium Oxalate: Primary ... #Stones #pediatrics ... #nephrology #differential ... #diagnosis