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Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
, AKD Acute Kidney ... Oliguria Chronic Kidney ... Disease (CKD): ... > 3 months • Kidney ... months Acute Kidney
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis
Renal:
 - Glomerular - IgA Nephropathy, Thin basement membrane, Alport syndrome,
Causes of Hematuria ... Structural - Cysts - PKD ... Medullary sponge kidney ... Anticoagulation, Facititious hematuria ... #Hematuria #Differential
Selected Clinical Trials of SGLT2 inhibitors in CVD and CKD
EMPA-REG OUTCOME - Empagliflozin lowered CV events
and CKD EMPA-REG ... SGLT2i in HF and CKD ... lowered adverse kidney ... lowered adverse kidney ... #CKD
Ureteral Papillary Mass on Cystoscopy
Cystoscopic examination of the bladder in a 69 yo woman w/new-onset gross
Papillary Mass on Cystoscopy ... Cystoscopic examination ... new-onset gross hematuria ... Papillary #Mass #Cystoscopy
NSAID vs ACEI/ARB effects on the Kidneys

Remember that NSAIDs and ACEI/ARB therapy have opposing effects on
effects on the Kidneys ... effects on the kidneys ... contribute to kidney ... patients have CKD ... used for their kidney
Pathophysiology - Pathogenesis of Chronic Kidney Disease

#Pathophysiology #Nephrology #Chronic #Kidney #Disease #CKD
Pathogenesis of Chronic Kidney ... Nephrology #Chronic #Kidney ... #Disease #CKD
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic Criteria
HRS-AKI (Acute: previously known as HRS Type 1)
 • ↑ Creatinine
No structural kidney ... (>500mg/d), No haematuria ... Type 2) • HRS-AKD ... other cause of kidney ... ascites • HRS-CKD
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... Algorithm • Confirm hematuria ... to Urology for cystoscopy ... uw_IMresidency #Hematuria
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
sensitive) • AKI, AKD ... rapidly progressive CKD ... eosinophiluria, microscopic hematuria
Chronic kidney disease 
#ckd #chronic_kidney_disease
Chronic kidney disease ... #ckd #chronic_kidney_disease