Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Urine Electrolyte Interpretation - AKI, Hyponatremia, Hypokalemia and Non-Gap Metabolic Acidosis

#Urine #Electrolytes #Interpretation #ULytes #AKI #FENa
Urine Electrolyte ... Hyponatremia, Hypokalemia ... Metabolic Acidosis #Urine ... #FENa #FEUrea #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm using Urine Potassium to Creatinine Ratio

#Hypokalemia #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm #Potassium #Creatinine #Ratio
Hypokalemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... using Urine Potassium ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Creatinine #Ratio #nephrology
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Seen in this patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam #neurology
Gowers' Sign on ... dystrophy (DMD) #Gowers ... #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #clinical ... #video #pediatrics
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Algorithm for Differentiating Gitelman syndrome from Bartter syndrome
 β€’ Urine Chloride
 β€’ Urine Ca/Cr ratio

Dr. Krithika
Bartter syndrome β€’ Urine ... Chloride β€’ Urine ... Bartter #Algorithm #nephrology ... #hypokalemia #diagnosis
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
patients with hypokalemia ... β€’ Cell shift: Hypokalemic ... syndrome #hypokalemia ... differential #algorithm #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Renal Tubular Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Serum K, Urine pH < 5.5 - Proximal RTA
Decreased
- Differential Diagnosis ... Decreased Serum K, Urine ... pH > 6.0 - Hypokalemic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pain/Post-op β€’ Neurologic ... Malignancy True hypovolemia ... Hypo-osmolar urine ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation ... A urine K/Cr ratio ... β€’ Diarrhea A urine ... #diagnosis #Algorithm ... differential #potassium #nephrology
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
much easier to diagnosis ... with direct urine ... Failure to acidify urine ... secretion Cannot lower ... #Management #Nephrology
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Typically seen in muscular dystrophy

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam #neurology #clinical #video #pediatrics
Gowers' Sign on ... dystrophy #Gowers ... #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #clinical ... #video #pediatrics
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