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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Differential Diagnosis ... syndrome: troponin ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology #causes
Inherited Defects in Kidney Tubule Epithelial Cells

Renal glucosuria - Na+-dependent glucose cotransporter
Cystinuria - Amino acid transporter
Bartter
Inherited Defects in Kidney ... Epithelial Cells Renal ... Increased open time and ... receptor Distal renal ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic Criteria
HRS-AKI (Acute: previously known as HRS Type 1)
 • ↑ Creatinine
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... (HRS) - Diagnostic ... haematuria, Normal renal ... ultrasound HRS-NAKI ... #diagnosis #HRSAKI
Gitelman Syndrome - Diagnosis and Workup
Blood Work:
 - Hypokalemia
 - Hypomagnesemia
 - Metabolic Alkalosis
 - Elevated
Gitelman Syndrome ... - Diagnosis and ... Ultrasound - No ... of echogenic kidneys ... #nephrology
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
broad - Advanced kidney ... tubulointerstitial nephritis, renal ... Fatty - Nephrotic syndrome ... Differential #Microscopy #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Causes of Cystic Renal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Hippel-Lindau Syndrome ... Abscess - Fever and ... Cystic #RenalMass #Nephrology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Regulating Renal ... • Diagnosis of ... Inhibitors of Renal ... #Diuretics #Renal ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
radiation dose Ultrasound ... scan) when an ultrasound ... #Kidney #stones ... #calculus #Radiology ... #Diagnosis
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
arrhythmias and ... differentiating kidney ... suggests extra-renal ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis ... differential #potassium #nephrology
Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease (ACKD) Screening and Management
 • Asymptomatic dialysis/renal transplant patient, aged >60 years,
Acquired Cystic Kidney ... ACKD) Screening and ... Acquired #Cystic #Kidney ... #surveillance #radiology ... #nephrology