Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 β€’ Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 β€’ Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Algorithm Extra-renal ... Normal Acid-Base: Low ... loss (Diarrhea) Renal ... causes #potassium #low ... #nephrology
Hypomagnesemia - Differential Diagnosis
Renal Causes of Hypomagnesemia - Familial:
Bartter syndrome and Gitelman syndrome, Isolated recessive hypomagnesemia,
Differential Diagnosis Renal ... and Gitelman syndrome ... hypomagnesemia Renal ... Hypercalcemia, Post renal ... #magnesium #low
Hypophosphatemia Diagnostic Algorithm
- GI Losses
- Redistribution
- 1Β° HPT
- 1Β° Renal PO4 wasting: Hereditary, TIO, Fanconi Syndrome,
- 1Β° HPT - 1Β° Renal ... , TIO, Fanconi Syndrome ... Hypophosphatemia #phosphorus #low ... #differential #nephrology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADH Independent:
 β€’ Tea and Toast Syndrome, Beer Potomania - Low solute
Tea and Toast Syndrome ... Beer Potomania - Low ... β€’ Renal Failure ... Hypovolemic - GI losses, renal ... Algorithm #causes #nephrology
Tethered Retinal Detachment on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Retina is tethered at ora serrata and optic
Tethered Retinal ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... Detachment #Tethered #Clinical ... #POCUS #Ocular ... #Ultrasound #Ophthalmology
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Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Pulmonary Renal ... Syndromes and Mimics ... anti-GBM) 10%: - Low ... Levels: Scleroderma Renal ... AnnKumfer #Pulmonary #Renal
Mechanisms of nephron damage in cardiorenal syndrome
 β€’ Increased renal interstitial pressure
 β€’ Hypoperfusion
 β€’ Reduced
in cardiorenal syndrome ... β€’ Increased renal ... Hypoperfusion β€’ Reduced renal ... blood flow β€’ ... pathophysiology #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
urinary sediment, renal ... renal biopsy β€’ ... eosinophiluria, renal ... protein-electrophoresis, renal ... markers β€’ Cardio-renal
Cancer agents and Electrolyte Disorders
 β€’ Hypocalcemia: Cisplatin from Low Mg, Cetuximab- due to low Mg
Axitinib,
Ifosfamide - Fanconi syndrome ... Hypomaqnesemia: Cisplatin- renal ... and Panitumumab- renal ... Hyponatremia: Cisplatin- renal ... Ifosfamide - Fanconi syndrome
Renal Infarction on POCUS

An illustrative case of renal infarction: Note that there is almost no color
Renal Infarction ... illustrative case of renal ... consistent with renal ... NephroPOCUS @NephroP #Renal ... #clinical #ultrasound
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