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Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute Kidney ... ) - Prerenal, Renal ... Postrenal PRE-RENAL ... Vascular occlusion RENAL ... Infection POST-RENAL
Common ultrasound abnormalities seen on kidney and urinary bladder POCUS

- Dr. Abhilash Koratala MD - NephroPOCUS
Common ultrasound ... abnormalities seen on kidney ... NephroPOCUS @NephroP #kidney ... diagnosis #pocus #ultrasound ... #renal #clinical
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 ... Constipation • Prostate cancer ... Family history, ultrasound
Renal Mass found on POCUS
48yo M healthy.  Several ED visits for abdominal pain.  Labs
Renal Mass found ... PoCUS reveals renal ... henneberry_ryan #Renal ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #kidney #cancer
NSAID vs ACEI/ARB effects on the Kidneys

Remember that NSAIDs and ACEI/ARB therapy have opposing effects on
effects on the Kidneys ... effects on the kidneys ... contribute to kidney ... it's more of a concern ... Effects #Nephrology #Renal
Hypercalcemia of Malignancy - Pathophysiology
PTH-mediated
 • Parathyroid cancer
 • Ectopic production: Small cell lung cancer, ovarian
• Parathyroid cancer ... , ovarian cancer ... D - Increased renal ... reabsorption in kidney ... Cell of lung, Renal
Renal Infarction on POCUS

An illustrative case of renal infarction: Note that there is almost no color
Renal Infarction ... illustrative case of renal ... consistent with renal ... NephroPOCUS @NephroP #Renal ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Normal prominent medullary pyramids on renal POCUS
No hydronephrosis. Has prominent medullary pyramids. They can appear markedly
medullary pyramids on renal ... they taper toward renal ... medullary #pyramids #renal ... #kidney #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Hematuria in Post-Renal ... infections (HPV, EBV), Renal ... carcinoma (native kidney ... carcinoma., Prostate cancer ... #Hematuria #Renal
Causes of Hematuria - Glomerular vs Non-glomerular

== Glomerular ==
- Glomerulonephritis 
- Thin basement membrane disease 

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Non-glomerular == Kidney ... Pyelonephritis - Renal ... - Polycystic kidney ... hyperplasia - Prostate cancer