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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Diagnosis Baseline ... Investigations: full blood ... ANCA, ANA, Anti-GBM ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... disease, Anti-GBM ... POST-Renal AKI: • Urinary ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
broad - Advanced kidney ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #Casts #Differential ... #Microscopy #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
(AKI) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... effective arterial blood ... Trauma to the urinary ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
• Sepsis • Blood ... POST-RENAL Urinary ... /phimosis #Diagnosis ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential ... #Nephrology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Renal #Transplant #differential ... #diagnosis #kidney ... #blood #urine # ... management #treatment ... #nephrology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
) - Loss of kidney ... Basement Membrane (GBM ... staining on IF • No EM ... Classification #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
differentiating kidney ... mEq/g suggests urinary ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #differential ... #potassium #nephrology
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary ... • Normal/low blood ... urine #Algorithm #nephrology ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... irrigation • Management ... disease • Primary ... Prevention of blood ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology