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Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Post-infectious ... necrosis (causes ... Urinary tract infection ... #Kidney #Injury
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... Acute Kidney Injury ... • Primary GNs: Disease ... Post-infectious ... Tubular Injury/
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Causes of Acute ... Kidney Injury ( ... • Inflammatory disease ... • Infection ... #Kidney #Injury
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Kidney Injury ... kidney injury is ... • Treatment includes ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... toxicology #diagnosis #management
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
months without treatment ... underlying liver disease ... Circulation Failure Kidney ... Coagulation Failure Infections ... Drug-Induced Liver Injury
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Summary Causes ... Statins - ETOH - Infection ... nephrotoxicity to kidney ... disease 2. ... #causes #treatment
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Skin involvement, Kidney ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... for alternative causes ... Alcohol-related liver disease ... dechallenge • Acute
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... Torsemide) • Acute ... stones caused by ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... #Pharmacology #
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
GrepMed Handbook Acute ... CNS inflammatory cause ... ) • EMG/NCS (rare ... prevent corneal injury ... #Treatment #Neurology
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
BCx+ in -40% of ... cases, median -3d ... : • Optimal treatment ... on the type of injury ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #management