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Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
- Differential Diagnosis ... vasodilation - Volume ... depletion - Diagnosis ... correct, underlying volume ... treating underlying cause
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Causes of Urinary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Easily reversible cause ... closed - Small Volume ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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Causes of acute ... obstruction) - Acute volume ... #Differential #Causes ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Mean Corpuscular Volume ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... Shock can be caused ... intravascular volume ... intravascular volume ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis
Excess Intake of Water:
 • Primary polydipsia (a.k.a. "psychogenic polydipsia")
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Causes of Polyuria ... - Differential Diagnosis ... without ↑ urine volume ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #nephrology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hypovolemic - Give volume ... treat underlying cause ... 200 - Inadequate Solute ... Stress, Nausea,
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
effective circulating volume ... are caused by prerenal ... you confirmed diagnosis ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... simplified #workup #diagnosis
Blood Product Components, Contents, Volume and Shelf Life

Whole blood (autologous or directed donations) - RBC and
Components, Contents, Volume ... @Bloodman #BloodProduct ... Components #Contents #Volume
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis