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Kidney Biopsy - Diagnosis Algorithms
1) Normal Glomerulus by LM
2) Glomerular Crescents
3) Double Contours of GBM
4) Endocapillary
Kidney Biopsy - ... Hypercellularity #Kidney ... #Biopsy #renal
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Acute Kidney Injury ... urinalysis, labs - Management ... biopsy - Management ... ultrasonography - Manaqement ... appropriate) #Acute #Kidney
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... biopsy • Interstitial ... biopsy • Abdominal ... biopsy • Sepsis ... imaging #Acute #Kidney
Contraindications to performing a Kidney Biopsy
Absolute Contraindications:
 • Uncooperative patient
 • Solitary native kidney
 • Uncontrolled
to performing a Kidney ... Biopsy Absolute ... infection over the biopsy ... #Biopsy #Renal ... Contraindications #management
Renal Biopsy - Absolute and Relative Contraindications
WHEN NOT TO DO IT:
 • Isolated glomerular hematuria, unless
Renal Biopsy - Absolute ... 9cm hyperechoic kidneys ... Solitary native kidney ... #Biopsy #kidney ... Contraindications #management
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Associated Acute Kidney ... induced acute kidney ... particularly underlying renal ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... toxicology #diagnosis #management
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
differentiating kidney ... suggests extra-renal ... syndrome, Congenital adrenal ... Non-reabsorbable anions
Effects of Prostaglandins and NSAIDs on the Kidney
Effects of Prostaglandins on the Kidney:
 • The vasodilatory
NSAIDs on the Kidney ... Prostaglandins on the Kidney ... importance in renal ... Prostaglandins #NSAIDs #Kidney ... #pharmacology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Hematuria in Post-Renal ... carcinoma (native kidney ... #Hematuria #Renal ... differential #diagnosis #kidney ... #blood #urine #management
Oral Anticoagulation Management Cheat Sheet: Warfarin, Apixaban, Dabigatran, Rivaroxaban
 - Mechanism of Action
 - Routine Blood
Anticoagulation Management ... Monitoring - Renal ... Anticoagulant #DOAC #Management ... #Table #Pharmacology