Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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diagnosis differential aki injury kidney nephrotic blood disease glomerulonephritis hematuria hyperreflexia hypomagnesemia hypomg hyponatremia hyporeflexia hypotonic initial low magnesium nephritic
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... mimics, repeat testing ... • Acute onset ... • Evidence of glomerular ... if cause not identified
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia Focal Hyporeflexia: • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... Causes of Hyporeflexia ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #table ... #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification Prerenal: • Dehydration • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome) • Liver failure
- Classification ... - TTP/HUS • Glomerular ... tubular necrosis (causes ... Kidney #Injury #Classification ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... evaluated for glomerular ... infections are common causes ... #testing #workup ... nephrotic #nephritic #nephrology
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism Decreased GI Uptake - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Excessive GI losses ... Familial renal Mg wasting ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... osmolarity If cause ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... infections are common causes ... #workup #diagnosis ... #initial #testing ... #nephrology #nephrotic
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based algorithm ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... differential #diagnosis #table ... #sodium #nephrology
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