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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) in Patients ... malignancies Treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Classification #Nephrology
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Associated Acute Kidney ... • Treatment includes ... #Vancomycin #AKI ... pharmacology #toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #nephrology
Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease (ACKD) Screening and Management
 • Asymptomatic dialysis/renal transplant patient, aged >60 years,
Acquired Cystic ... Kidney Disease ( ... Screening and Management ... <60 years with high ... surveillance #radiology #nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... + myoglobin AKI ... nephrotoxicity to kidney ... #treatment #nephrology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
50 years in men Diagnosis ... undergo chest CT ... immunosuppressive therapy is required ... exacerbation at high ... #management #neurology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... irrigation • Management ... Loop Diuretics; High-Ceiling ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Antimicrobial treatment ... is generally required ... enhancement on CT ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
ultrasound ... Treatment Overview ... Prognosis: • High ... Syndrome #Hepatology #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
function tests - Ultrasound ... effusion - CT ... suspected Adiunctive treatments ... ml/min without AKI ... Influenza #Checklist #Management