Nephrology
Review of Crystals Found in the Urine for Kidney Stones
In this video from MedCram, Dr. Roger Seheult does a review of the types of crystals that can be found in the urine when looking under a microscope. Dr. Seheult notes that going back for hundreds of years, even in the age of Hippocrates himself, urine was used to make diagnoses. Cystine crystals If you…
Read MoreLow Sodium and How to Prevent Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome
In this video from MedCram, Dr. Seheult discusses how low sodium can affect the brain. If you were to look at the BMP or chem 7 which we have on our MedCram series, normal values are between 135-145 in the blood for sodium. If it is less than 135, this is called hyponatremia. We will…
Read MoreHyperkalemia-Peaked T waves and ECG Recognition
In this video from Medcram, Dr. Seheult discusses recognition of hyperkalemia findings on ECG. He discusses the specific case of a patient with COVID-19 who came in with rhabdomyolysis. What is rhabdomyolysis? This is muscle breakdown which leads to the release of the contents of multiple cells in the body and can lead to a…
Read MoreThe Key Differences Between Nephrotic and Nephritic Syndrome
The following is a transcript from Nephrotic versus Nephritic Syndrome Explained Clearly: Nephrotic and nephritic syndromes both occur in the kidney and the question is: What’s the difference between Nephrotic and Nephritic syndrome…and why do they happen in the first place? To understand that we really need to get into the pathophysiology of how these syndromes…
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