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Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Kidney Injury (AKI ... autoregulation: ACEIs ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
Kidney Injury (AKI ... Drugs: NSAIDs, ACEI ... Kidney #Injury #AKI
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Kidney Injury (AKI ... reduction (not ACEIs ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI
ACEI or ARB Initiation
Hyperkalemia:
 - Review concurrent drugs
 - Moderate potassium Intake
 - Consider: diuretics, sodium
ACEI or ARB Initiation ... for causes of AKI ... artery stenosis #ACEI
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Reduced Excretion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Reduced flow through distal nephron - TTKG
renal failure • AKI ... Aldosterone • ACEi
ACEI Antihypertensive Dose Comparison. Consider divided (BID) regimen for better pre-dose (trough) BP control for the
ACEI Antihypertensive ... the following ACEIs ... #ACEInhibitor #ACEIs
Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
Definitions of AKI ... Kidney Injury (AKI ... ): • AKI, OR ... Stable SCr without AKI ... structural damage #AKI
Acute Kidney Injury - RIFLE and AKIN Criteria for Diagnosis and Classification of AKI
 • AKIN
Injury - RIFLE and AKIN ... Classification of AKI ... • AKIN Stage ... of baseline • AKIN ... of baseline • AKIN
KDIGO Definition of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

#Diagnosis #Nephrology #KDIGO #AKI #Acute #Kidney #Injury
Kidney Injury (AKI ... Nephrology #KDIGO #AKI
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
kidney injury (AKI ... AKI is classified ... Renal causes of AKI ... #Diagnosis #AKI