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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Workup Algorithm ... osmolarity If cause ... signs • Glomerulonephritis ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
) What to ask ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... - Pre-renal disease ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Meniere's Disease ... symptoms/signs, ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... visits, Ambulatory blood ... Renal Parenchymal Diseases ... Nephritic syndrome • AKI ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... Kidney Injury ( AKI ... • Sepsis • Blood ... • Inflammatory disease ... #Differential #Nephrology
Striatal Toe Sign on Physical Examination

Extension of the first toe that occurs in extrapyramidal diseases affecting
extrapyramidal diseases ... AKA the Pseudo-Babinski ... sign as it occurs ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #pyramidal
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
urine • 1ml blood ... basement membrane disease ... hematuria • Signs ... of glomerular disease ... #urology #nephrology
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Gitelman SIGNS ... essential for blood ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... content [85].2>5 red blood ... impairment), heart disease ... Nephrocalcinosis causes ... nephrotic #syndrome #nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... UA positive for blood ... + myoglobin AKI ... of underlying disease ... #treatment #nephrology