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Kidney Biopsy - Diagnosis Algorithms
1) Normal Glomerulus by LM
2) Glomerular Crescents
3) Double Contours of GBM
4) Endocapillary
Kidney Biopsy - ... Hypercellularity #Kidney ... #Biopsy #renal
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Acute Kidney Injury ... urinalysis, labs - Management ... biopsy - Management ... ultrasonography - Manaqement ... appropriate) #Acute #Kidney
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... biopsy • Interstitial ... biopsy • Abdominal ... biopsy • Sepsis ... imaging #Acute #Kidney
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Hematuria in Post-Renal ... carcinoma (native kidney ... syndrome, SLE, IgA nephropathy ... differential #diagnosis #kidney ... #blood #urine #management
Contraindications to performing a Kidney Biopsy
Absolute Contraindications:
 • Uncooperative patient
 • Solitary native kidney
 • Uncontrolled
to performing a Kidney ... Biopsy Absolute ... infection over the biopsy ... #Biopsy #Renal ... Contraindications #management
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic Kidney ... Algorithm Decreased kidney ... 3 months Pre-Renal ... Atheroemboli • Renal ... /S) • Reflux nephropathy
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Acute Kidney Injury ... chain (LC) cast nephropathy ... gammopathy of renal ... Secondary Membranous nephropathy ... cyclophosphamide) #Acute #Kidney
Renal Biopsy - Absolute and Relative Contraindications
WHEN NOT TO DO IT:
 • Isolated glomerular hematuria, unless
Renal Biopsy - Absolute ... Solitary native kidney ... BrighamChiefs #Renal ... #Biopsy #kidney ... Contraindications #management
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
Acute and chronic kidney ... Drugs - SIADH Renal ... - Salt-losing nephropathy
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
causes of Acute Kidney ... thromboembolism, renal ... tumors INTRINSINC RENAL ... primarily related to kidney ... IgA nephropathy