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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... Obstruction (Tumor, Nephrolithiasis ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... osmolarity If cause ... investigations depending on clinical ... imaging #Acute #Kidney ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes
Common ultrasound abnormalities seen on kidney and urinary bladder POCUS

- Dr. Abhilash Koratala MD - NephroPOCUS
urinary bladder POCUS ... #bladder #differential ... #diagnosis #pocus ... #ultrasound #renal ... #clinical
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... Kidney Injury ( ... Cardiac failure • Sepsis ... Diagnosis #Acute #Kidney ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential
Renal Infarction on POCUS

An illustrative case of renal infarction: Note that there is almost no color
on POCUS An ... illustrative case ... upper half of the kidney ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #kidney
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... breast, prostate, renal ... collection • Kidney ... Perinephric abscess, Nephrolithiasis ... #Diagnosis #causes
Nephrolithiasis with Hydronephrosis on POCUS

This patient had a fever to 102F.  There’s a proximal ureteral
Nephrolithiasis ... Hydronephrosis on POCUS ... Hydronephrosis #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #kidney #renal
Renal Pelvis Stone on POCUS

A patient presents with fever and RLQ pain.  Coronal plane showing
on POCUS A patient ... liver & right kidney ... #nephrolithiasis ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #kidney #anatomy
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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Generalized Weakness - Differential ... PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis ... • Kidneys: CKD ... Rhabdomyolysis, Critical ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... disturbance, or acute kidney ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Renal parenchymal ... #Differential #