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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) in Patients ... change disease • Hematologic ... Kidney #Injury #AKI ... #Cancer #Oncology
Indications for Albumin for Management of Cirrhosis
 • Large volume paracentesis (>5 liter) - 8g per
Indications for Albumin ... for Management ... ascites removed • Acute ... • Hepatorenal syndrome ... Cirrhosis #treatment #hepatology
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Who gets HRS?
 • Decompensated cirrhosis
 • Typically with existing
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... treatment in HRS-AKI ... • Maintains cardiac ... #Hepatorenal #Syndrome
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... transformation to acute ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Classification of Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS) and Treatment of Metabolic Abnormalities of TLS
Laboratory TLS:
 • Uric
of Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... Clinical TLS: • AKI ... age and sex) • Cardiac ... TLS #diagnosis #management ... #oncology
Ascites - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Paracentesis studies: cell count + differential, albumin, protein, culture
 • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient
Diagnosis and Management ... g/dL, consider cardiac ... effects ( severe AKI ... removed • If AKI ... #Summary #Hepatology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
fever - ACS, AKI ... , acute limb ischemia ... with tetany or cardiac ... TLS #diagnosis #management ... #hematology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Management ... • Hepatorenal syndrome ... + midodrine + albumin ... #Acute #Kidney
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
and hepatorenal syndrome ... INR, bilirubin, albumin ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac ... • Budd Chiari syndrome ... • Cirrhosis/acute
Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) - Differential Diagnosis
High albumin gradient (>1.1 g/dl):
 - Cirrhosis	
 - Alcoholic
hepatitis - Cardiac ... thrombosis (Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Veno-occlusive disease - Acute ... cirrhosis - Nephrotic syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology