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Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach ... to Acute Kidney ... there a dialysis indication ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... etiologies due to ATN
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... C3/C4, Other • ATN ... #Acute #Kidney ... #causes #algorithm
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... Liano 1996) - ATN ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... HTN • Onset < ... Nephritic syndrome • AKI ... #Hypertension #HTN ... #Secondary #Nephrology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... suggests either secondary ... #causes #nephrology ... #potassium
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... Acute Kidney Injury ... AKI - Differential ... nephropathy • Secondary ... #causes #Acute
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Causes of Hypertension ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... disease - CKD, AKI ... #HTN #Cardiology ... #causes
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... differentiating kidney ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... #nephrology #low
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Differential Diagnosis Approach ... disturbance, or acute kidney ... most pts have HTN ... Differential #Diagnosis #indications
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... High Al, High R - Secondary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #nephrology #causes ... #low #potassium