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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... urinary sediment, renal ... HIV serology, renal ... eosinophiluria, renal ... markers • Cardio-renal
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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pancreas, biliary, renal ... orientation): ... lesions, meninges, kidneys ... hypergammaglobulinemia, ↑ acute ... management #phenotypes #workup
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... t-PA, heparin Acute ... acidosis, DKA Kidney ... CKD Increased Renal
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Vancomycin Associated Acute ... • Drug induced acute ... particularly underlying renal ... • Treatment includes ... pharmacology #toxicology #diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... gammopathy of renal ... malignancies Treatment ... #Kidney #Injury ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Base Disorders - Evaluation ... Ketoacidosis, Renal ... loss of bicarb, Renal ... GI loss of H+, Renal ... #workup #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Approach (when evaluation ... kidney injury). ... eg, presence of renal ... • Vascular: Renal ... Renal parenchymal
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Agents Regulating Renal ... disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Inhibitors of Renal ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... #Diuretics #Renal
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
phlebotomy/ blood work ... during clinical evaluations ... blood loss or acute ... deficiencies • Renal ... • Anemia of renal
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... first step in evaluation ... cancers, HCC, renal ... inflammation (acute ... #differential #diagnosis