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Causes of Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework 
Pre-Renal
Post-Renal
Intrinsic Renal:
 • Tubules (ATN)
 • Glomerular:
Framework Pre-Renal ... Renal: • Tubules ... (ATN) • Glomerular ... drtonydang @CMC_IM #AKI ... #Acute #KidneyInjury
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
UOP/weights - Urine ... protein/Cr - Renal ... Liano 1996) - ATN ... CKD— 13% (mostly ATN ... and pre-renal)
Drug-induced renal disorders - The most commonly used nephrotoxic drugs

#Pharmacology #Nephrotoxicity #Drugs #Medications #Most #Common #DrugInduced
Drug-induced renal ... DrugInduced #Acute #KidneyInjury ... #AKI #Table #List
Differential Diagnosis in Acute Renal Failure

#Diagnosis #Differential #AKI #Acute #RenalFailure #KidneyInjury #Algorithm #Nephrology

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Diagnosis in Acute Renal ... #Differential #AKI ... #RenalFailure #KidneyInjury
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI ... thromboembolism, renal ... tumors INTRINSINC RENAL ... Injury/Necrosis (ATN ... causes #Acute #KidneyInjury
General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
General approach to AKI ... - Checklist Urine ... differentiate between pre-renal ... and intrinsic renal ... @PulmCrit #AKI
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Kidney Injury (AKI ... PROBLEM ~80% of AKI ... IMPROVEMENT If the urine ... etiologies due to ATN ... #Acute #KidneyInjury
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Kidney Injury (AKI ... gammopathy of renal ... malignancies Treatment ... Cisplatin • ATN ... Kidney #Injury #AKI
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI ... differential, urine ... dipstick, urine ... osmolarity If cause of AKI ... Kidney #Injury #AKI
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Kidney Injury (AKI ... Framework Pre-Renal ... Hypercalcemia, Renal ... C3/C4, Other • ATN ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #AKI