Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Renal Tubular Disorders

 β€’ Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (Type 1)
 β€’ Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis (Type
Renal Tubular Disorders ... β€’ Distal Renal ... ) β€’ Proximal Renal ... Acidosis #Types #pathophysiology ... #nephrology #diagnosis
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 ... #Mechanisms #pathophysiology ... #nephrology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 β€’ Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 β€’ Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Algorithm Extra-renal ... loss (Diarrhea) Renal ... SAME, Cushing Syndrome ... , Gitelman syndrom ... potassium #low #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
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... (Pulmonary and renal ... for Pulmonary Renal ... #Pulmonary #Renal ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Hypomagnesemia - Differential Diagnosis
Renal Causes of Hypomagnesemia - Familial:
Bartter syndrome and Gitelman syndrome, Isolated recessive hypomagnesemia,
Differential Diagnosis Renal ... Familial: Bartter syndrome ... and Gitelman syndrome ... hypomagnesemia Renal ... Hypercalcemia, Post renal
NSAIDS and their effects on the Kidney - Pathophysiology

Arachidonic Acid metabolites into alternative pathways that modify
on the Kidney - Pathophysiology ... and decreased renal ... blood flow: Pre renal ... KidneyDisease #nephrology ... #renal
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 β€’ Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Framework Pre-Renal ... Hypercalcemia, Renal ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... Medications Intra-Renal ... Autoimmune Post-Renal
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADH Independent:
 β€’ Tea and Toast Syndrome, Beer Potomania - Low solute
Tea and Toast Syndrome ... β€’ Renal Failure ... Hypovolemic - GI losses, renal ... failure, nephrotic syndrome ... Algorithm #causes #nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Diagnosis Algorithm Syndrome ... Pain/Post-op β€’ Neurologic ... GI losses β€’ Renal ... β€’ Nephrotic syndrome ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology