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Drug-Induced Acute Kidney Injury - Sites of Action Along the Nephron

#DrugInduced #AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology #Pathophysiology #Pharmacology
Drug-Induced Acute ... #DrugInduced #AcuteKidneyInjury ... #AKI #Nephrology ... #Pathophysiology
General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
General approach ... for diagnosing acute ... AKI #Checklist #AcuteKidneyInjury ... #Nephrology #CriticalCare
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... mimics complete • Central ... weakness and #Acute ... Syndromes #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #orthopedics #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
lyme • Altered mental ... ), seizures Life ... arteritis • Acute ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Syndrome - Summary Acute ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... - Influenza like ... variants: (1) acute ... management #treatment #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
disease of the central ... /SYMPTOMS: • CENTRAL ... objective evidence of neurologic ... symptoms) • Acute ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... disturbance, External lines ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute ... diagnosis #management #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
tabes dorsalis, general ... Symptoms: • Acute ... pneumoniae antigen detection ... culture or by serology ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Anorexia Nervosa: Complications
CARDIAC ABNORMALITIES
 - Functional: Low BP, Sinus bradycardia, prolonged QT interval
 - Structural: Reduced
/ Hypovolemia NEUROLOGIC ... skin) - Lanugo: fine ... preserve warmth) GENERAL ... Complications #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #psychiatry
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
Renal Crisis: 1) Acute ... anemia (MAHA) Pathophysiology ... Hospitalization for BP control ... #rheumatology #nephrology