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

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Kidney Injury ( ... • Sepsis • Blood ... • Inflammatory disease ... #Kidney #Injury ... #Differential #Nephrology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
blood loss, Acute ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac disease ... Severe trauma, Acute
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... LC deposition disease ... Minimal change disease ... malignancies Treatment ... Classification #Nephrology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Diagnosis Algorithm Blood ... Loss • Acute ... / Normochromic RBCs ... Anemia of Chronic Disease ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
the total white blood ... associated with the BCR-ABL1 ... translocation • Acute ... thrombocythemia • Acute ... Colitis and Crohn’s Disease
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Cerebrovascular Disease ... thrombosis and/or blood-brain ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #rheumatology #
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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IgG4-Related Disease ... hypergammaglobulinemia, ↑ acute ... maintenance with GCs ... IgG4 #Related #Disease ... #rheumatology
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
concentrations in: RBCs ... deficiency of red blood ... : • Early acute ... hepatitis • Acute ... Hepatocellular Injury
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
UA positive for blood ... Treatment: ... Treatment of underlying ... disease 2. ... #nephrology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
An acute rise or ... heart failure, neurologic ... kidney injury). ... Renal parenchymal disease ... Neurologic disorders