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Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
Causes of acute kidney ... renal, and post-renal ... interstitial disease ... #Acute #Kidney # ... Causes #Sites #Nephrology
NSAIDS and their effects on the Kidney - Pathophysiology

Arachidonic Acid metabolites into alternative pathways that modify
effects on the Kidney ... - Pathophysiology ... Minimal Change Disease ... AKI Idiosyncratic ... KidneyDisease #nephrology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... What to ask/look ... disease — 21% ... (mostly ATN and ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... signs • Glomerulonephritis ... imaging #Acute #Kidney ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Causes of Acute Kidney ... Injury ( AKI ) ... , and Postrenal ... • Inflammatory disease ... #Differential #Nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
declines > ALT) • AKI ... + myoglobin AKI ... nephrotoxicity to kidney ... of underlying disease ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
- Diarrhea • RENAL ... - Gitelman SIGNS ... unloading • Kidney ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Chloride
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Causes of Cystic Renal ... Disease • ... Carcinoma - No signs ... Abscess - Fever and ... Cystic #RenalMass #Nephrology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
advanced liver disease ... vasodilation → ↓ renal ... perfusion + ↑ renal ... Pathophysiology: ... Syndrome #Hepatology #Nephrology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... super-antigen mediated disease ... • Bilateral signs ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... diagnosis #management #neurology