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Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Causes of Acute Kidney ... Cardiac failure • Sepsis ... Cervical cancer ... Diagnosis #Acute #Kidney ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential
Common ultrasound abnormalities seen on kidney and urinary bladder POCUS

- Dr. Abhilash Koratala MD - NephroPOCUS
Common ultrasound ... abnormalities seen on kidney ... #bladder #differential ... diagnosis #pocus #ultrasound ... #renal #clinical
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... gammopathy of renal ... Treatment Related • Sepsis ... cyclophosphamide) #Acute #Kidney ... #Oncology #Differential
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic Kidney ... Disease - Differential ... Constipation • Prostate cancer ... Family history, ultrasound ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology #Differential
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Algorithm and Differential ... blood count with differential ... investigations depending on clinical ... imaging #Acute #Kidney
Renal Mass found on POCUS
48yo M healthy.  Several ED visits for abdominal pain.  Labs
Renal Mass found ... PoCUS reveals renal ... #Mass #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #kidney ... #cancer
Adrenal Metastases on Renal POCUS
Pt complains of right flank pain, n/v. States feels like prior kidney
Metastases on Renal ... feels like prior kidney ... metastatic #mass #Renal ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #cancer
Perinephric fluid on POCUS

Differential Diagnosis: Calyceal rupture due to obstruction (eg, ureteral stone, crossing vessels, compression
fluid on POCUS Differential ... pyelonephritis, & renal ... #fluid #POCUS #ultrasound ... #renal #kidney ... #clinical
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... permanent alopecia Differential ... , APLA, PAC • Aseptic ... APLA/LAC: • Renal ... • Cervical cancer
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... Eclampsia, Infection/Sepsis ... Autoimmune disease, Cancer ... Immunosuppressive agents, Renal ... Reversible course Differential