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Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach ... common culprits: Hypovolemia ... Urinary obstruction, Nephrotoxic ... are caused by prerenal ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
osmolarity If cause ... , Anti-ds-DNA, C3 ... • Interstitial nephritis ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... cell/white cell casts ... impairment), heart disease ... Nephrocalcinosis causes ... #syndrome #nephrology
Lupus Nephritis - Diagnostic approach to kidney disease associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
SLE patient develops
- Diagnostic approach ... to kidney disease ... , WBC casts) especially ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #sle #nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
for glomerular disease ... C3, C4 - Test for ... infections are common causes ... glomerular #testing #workup ... #nephritic #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Weakness, cramping, nausea ... reabsorption) Workup ... only if no clear cause ... Calcium 2-3g IV Ca-gluconate ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
microangiopathy. 5) C3 ... infections are common causes ... #workup #diagnosis ... initial #testing #nephrology ... #nephrotic #nephritis
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
3 questions to work ... a physiologic approach ... vaptans (HF/liver disease ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium