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Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
vascular supply; glomerular ... and interstitial disease ... GBM, Glomerular ... Kidney #Injury #Differential ... Causes #Sites #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
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) - Differential ... • Vascular • Glomerular ... Immune-complex disease ... Bilateral ureteral disease ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
disease, but can ... also be seen if ... disease • Leukocytes ... type of renal disease ... significant renal disease
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
UOP/weights - Urine ... uric acid (rhabdo/TLS ... - Pre-renal disease ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Differential
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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LC deposition disease ... Minimal change disease ... malignancies Treatment ... Cancer #Oncology #Differential ... Classification #Nephrology
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Syphilis, Lyme disease ... • Inflammatory/AI ... : CIDP, Guillain-Barre ... Charcot-Marie-Tooth, Fabry's disease ... Peripheral #Neuropathy #differential
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Proteinuria - Differential ... • Drugs Glomerular ... Minimal change disease ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... basement membrane disease ... disease Renal ... #Hematuria #Differential ... causes #urology #nephrology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Approach to the differential ... urine protein > ... impairment), heart disease ... diagnosis cluster, the diseases ... nephrotic #syndrome #nephrology
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA ... GN • Active Urine ... formation along glomerular ... (Dense deposit disease ... Glomerulonephritis #MPGN #nephrology