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Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach ... there a dialysis indication ... cases are caused ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup
ACEI or ARB Initiation
Hyperkalemia:
 - Review concurrent drugs
 - Moderate potassium Intake
 - Consider: diuretics, sodium
ACEI or ARB Initiation ... - Review for causes ... of AKI - Correct ... Reassess concomitant medications ... #monitoring #algorithm
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... taken at home, work ... disease - CKD, AKI ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Weakness, cramping, nausea ... : K+, ACEi/ARBs, ... , RTA Type IV, AI ... reabsorption) Workup ... only if no clear cause