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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Diagnosis Baseline ... CK-MB, NT-proBNP, cardiac ... imaging #Acute ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Abnormalities - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... tamponade • AECOPD/ Acute ... followed by rapid collapse
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... and Management ... Atherosclerosis • Embolic: Cardiac ... #management #neurology
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
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HyperKalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Increased ... glycosides • High acute ... blockers - MCW Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disorder: • Cardiac ... Anomaly • Cardiac ... Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Accidental* Other: • Acute
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... perfusion: • Cardiac ... /phimosis #Diagnosis ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential ... #Nephrology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI - Differential ... Diagnosis HEMODYNAMIC ... • Cardiac failure ... #KidneyInjury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... UNa > 20: • Acute ... syndrome, Cirrhosis, Cardiac ... #Causes #nephrology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
fraction < 20% Differential ... Diaqnoses: • ... , DIC, TMA • Cardiac ... #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Vancomycin Associated Acute ... • Drug induced acute ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... #toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #nephrology