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Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Kidney Injury - Classification ... - TTP/HUS • Glomerular ... tubular necrosis (causes ... prolonged prerenal AKI ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA ... dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts ... formation along glomerular ... MGPN • Complement ... Glomerulonephritis #MPGN #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Kidney Injury (AKI ... , Distributive Shock ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #AKI ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes #algorithm
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypotension • Shock ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Causes of Metabolic ... secretion • AKI ... Lactic acidosis • Shock ... MetabolicAcidosis #AnionGap #Nephrology ... #Causes
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
evaluated for glomerular ... or alternative complement ... infections are common causes ... cryoglobulinemias (types ... nephrotic #nephritic #nephrology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Caused by splanchnic ... Classification: ... Type 1): • Rapid ... Type 2): • Gradual ... Syndrome #Hepatology #Nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
evaluated for glomerular ... or alternative complement ... infections are common causes ... cryoglobulinemias (types ... initial #testing #nephrology
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Reduced Excretion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Reduced flow through distal nephron - TTKG
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... hypotension) Decreased Glomerular ... renal failure • AKI ... IntercellularShift #Nephrology ... #Causes