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Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
Causes of acute ... Renal causes of ... different anatomic components ... #Diagnosis #AKI ... #Sites #Nephrology
Causes of AKI in Pregnancy - Differential Diagnosis
Creatinine - Platelets - Transaminases - LDH - PT/PTT
Causes of AKI in ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Creatinine - Platelets ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #table
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
require urgent nephrology ... urine output and creatinine ... you confirmed diagnosis ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... #nephrology
Approach to Hypomagnesemia 

Fractional excretion of magnesium = (urine magnesium x serum creatinine)/ [0.7 (serum magnesium
magnesium x serum creatinine ... magnesium x urine creatinine ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #nephrology
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine ... RBC casts in urine ... but in severe cases ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis
To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
usefulness of the serum creatinine ... addition to serum creatinine ... formulas are shown in Table ... Rapidly changing creatinine ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
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Unmeasured Anions Associated with an Elevated Anion Gap and Metabolic Acidosis

#Unmeasured #Anions #Gap #Metabolic #Acidosis #Diagnosis
Metabolic #Acidosis #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology #Table ... #Differential #Causes
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Acute increase in creatinine ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
- Differential Diagnosis ... Cl⁻ with other components ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Chloride
Many studies have reported that although some patients develop contrast nephropathy, the average creatinine among all
patients is either stable ... This raises the ... variations in creatinine ... nephropathy:” #Pathophysiology ... #Distribution #Nephrology
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