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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Workup Algorithm ... microscopy / urinary ... ultrasonography, serum calcium ... osmolarity If cause ... #causes
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
IMPROVEMENT If the urine ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... Assess UA w/ microscopy ... , crystals, protein ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
myeloma) • Urate crystals ... • Calcium Oxalate ... polyangiitis /microscopic ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... polarized light microscopy ... intracellular urate crystals ... (gout) or calcium ... • Serum and urine
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
, RTA Type IV, AI ... reabsorption) Workup ... lysis) ± Urine ... only if no clear cause ... Treatments: • Calcium