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Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... to Acute Interstitial ... sensitive) • AKI ... sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... MatthewHoMD #Acute
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach ... to Acute Kidney ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... #Acute #KidneyInjury ... #simplified #workup
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic Criteria
HRS-AKI (Acute: previously known as HRS Type 1)
 • ↑ Creatinine
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... (Acute: previously ... (Non-Acute: previously ... - No other cause ... - No other cause
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... calcineurin inhibitors, hepatorenal ... nephropathy • Secondary ... Interstitial Nephritis (AIN ... #causes #Acute
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... hepatitis, or acute ... • Caused by splanchnic ... #HRS #Hepatorenal ... #Syndrome #Hepatology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Causes of Hypertension ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... taken at home, work ... or when using an ... disease - CKD, AKI
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - Workup ... Differential Diagnosis Approach ... An acute rise or ... #Hypertension #Workup
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... underlying cause ... Better call hematology ... causes: Many of ... #workup #hematology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... primary or secondary ... deficiency Work ... #Causes #dermatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... the time course (acute ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... tuberculosis) • Fungi, secondary ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology