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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Kidney Injury (AKI ... gammopathy of renal ... Treatment Related • Sepsis ... Cancer #Oncology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Classification
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI ... Algorithm and Differential ... blood count with differential ... : sepsis screen, ... Kidney #Injury #AKI
Shock Types and Classification
DISTRIBUTIVE 66%
 • Sepsis/SIRS, anaphylaxis, adrenal insufficiency, liver failure, toxins, spinal/neurogenic
 • Warm
Shock Types and Classification ... DISTRIBUTIVE 66% • Sepsis ... , anaphylaxis, adrenal ... #Shock #Types #Classification ... #diagnosis #differential
Lactic Acidosis Classification - Type A vs Type B
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Sepsis, Ischemic bowel, Hemorrhagic
Lactic Acidosis Classification ... Lactic Acidosis: Sepsis ... bowel (D-lactate), Renal ... Lactic #Acidosis #Classification ... TypeB #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal ... Insufficiency - Differential ... Insufficiency #AI ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Causes #endocrinology
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Generalized Edema - Differential ... Overfill (Increased renal ... • NSAlDs • AKI ... Inflammation • Sepsis ... #Generalized #Differential
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Kidney Injury ( AKI ... ) - Prerenal, Renal ... Postrenal PRE-RENAL ... Cardiac failure • Sepsis ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock Classification ... and Differential ... / Low SVR • Sepsis ... , Anaphylaxis, Adrenal ... #Differential #
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Diagnosis Adrenal ... determines if the adrenal ... Step 3) Differentiate ... gland) #Adrenal ... #Stimulation #Endocrinology
Hypoglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fasting Hypoglycemia:
 • Excess Insulin
 • Medications (e.g. Insulin Secretagogues, ß-Adrenergic Antagonists,
Hypoglycemia - Differential ... Cardiac Failure) • Sepsis ... Hypopituitarism • Adrenal ... Hypoglycemia #LowGlucose #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology