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General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
General approach to AKI ... FENa) could help differentiate ... intrinsic renal failure ... performance for diagnosing ... AcuteKidneyInjury #Nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Causes of Acute Kidney ... Injury ( AKI ) ... /phimosis #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Nephrology **
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
causes of Acute Kidney ... Injury AKI - Differential ... Diagnosis HEMODYNAMIC ... • Cardiac failure ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
: SIADH, Renal Sodium ... perfusion (Heart failure ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #diagnosis #table ... #sodium #nephrology
Inherited Defects in Kidney Tubule Epithelial Cells

Renal glucosuria - Na+-dependent glucose cotransporter
Cystinuria - Amino acid transporter
Bartter
Inherited Defects in Kidney ... of epithelial sodium ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Table
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Diagnosis Framework ... Dehydration - Loss of sodium ... involvement: Muscles, Kidneys ... - Liver failure ... Hyperventilation, Dizziness
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... declines > ALT) • AKI ... + myoglobin AKI ... nephrotoxicity to kidney
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Diagnosis Approach ... with previously stable ... papilledema, heart failure ... , or acute kidney ... Neurologic disorders
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
or acute liver failure ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... • Urine sodium ... Syndrome #Hepatology #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis