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Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
3 months Pre-Renal ... Atheroemboli • Renal ... hypoperfusion Post-Renal ... Family history, ultrasound ... #Algorithm #Causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Medications - Renal ... • Renal parenchymal ... disease - CKD, ... and bilateral renal ... #Algorithm #causes
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... protein/Cr - Renal ... - 45% - Pre-renal ... mostly ATN and pre-renal ... #Algorithm #Causes
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Hypertension ... multi-drug resistance) Renal ... syndrome • AKI/CKD ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Causes of Generalized ... (Increased renal ... NSAlDs • AKI/CKD ... pericarditis • Portal hypertension ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Kidney Injury (AKI ... at least 50% Renal ... Sjögren) Post-Renal ... #Algorithm #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
urinary sediment, renal ... HIV serology, renal ... eosinophiluria, renal ... protein-electrophoresis, renal ... markers • Cardio-renal
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
criteria required to diagnose ... mm is needed to cause ... as: - Acute kidney ... proteinuria, or chronic renal ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic Criteria
HRS-AKI (Acute: previously known as HRS Type 1)
 • ↑ Creatinine
Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic ... haematuria, Normal renal ... ultrasound HRS-NAKI ... - No other cause ... ascites • HRS-CKD
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
disturbance, or acute kidney ... eg, presence of renal ... : Renal artery stenosis ... Renal parenchymal ... disease: CKD, acute