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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
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Diagnosis Algorithm ... → Refer to Nephrology ... cystoscopy • Refer to Nephrology ... if cause not identified ... #blood #urine
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
UOP/weights - Urine ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... - Pre-renal disease ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
• 1ml blood/liter ... hematuria • Signs ... of glomerular disease ... #urology #nephrology ... blood
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
Urinary Casts and ... Disease Associations ... concentrated urine ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... Microscopy #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Meniere's Disease ... Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... 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
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... A urine K/Cr ratio ... • Diarrhea A urine ... losses: • High Blood ... differential #potassium #nephrology