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Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach ... Urinary obstruction, Nephrotoxic ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... #AKI #Acute #KidneyInjury ... #simplified #workup
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... Acute Interstitial Nephritis ... #Interstitial #Nephritis ... #AIN #Algorithm ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
Suggested diagnostic approach ... practitioners to rule out nephrotic ... obstruction, nephrotic ... ascites #diagnosis #workup ... #algorithm #differential
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
Lupus Nephritis - Diagnostic approach to kidney disease associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
SLE patient develops
Lupus Nephritis ... - Diagnostic approach ... > 500 mg/d • Nephritic ... 5%) #Lupus #Nephritis ... #sle #nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Acute Interstitial Nephritis ... #AKI #Acute #KidneyInjury ... #Nephrology #Differential ... #Causes
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... clusters because nephritic ... Nephrocalcinosis causes ... #proteinuria #nephrotic ... #syndrome #nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial ... C3, C4 - Test for ... infections are common causes ... glomerulonephritis #nephrotic ... #nephritic #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 ... glomerular #disease #workup ... #testing #nephrology ... #nephrotic #nephritis