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Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
look for: - HPI ... - TTE/liver fxn? ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Differential
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Hepatocellular ... Ascariasis, Choledochal Cyst ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... ) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Drugs • HIV ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Kidney Injury (AKI ... depletion • Hepatic ... Cancer #Oncology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Nephrology
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Diagnosis Framework ... amphotericin B, t-PA, heparin ... Transcellular Shift: • Lactic ... Kidney Disease: • AKI ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal Venous Phase and Delayed
Appearance of Liver ... cyst, Hepatoblastoma ... #Lesions #Hepatic ... CT #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... cyst, Hepatoblastoma ... #Lesions #Hepatic ... POCUS #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Causes of Metabolic ... secretion • AKI ... Salicylate poisoning Lactic ... MetabolicAcidosis #AnionGap #Nephrology ... #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Diagnosis Baseline ... osmolarity If cause ... hepatitis serology, HIV ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Causes of Ascites ... Liver disease ... - Acute fatty liver ... peritonitis - HIV-associated ... #diagnosis #differential