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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI ... microscopy / urinary ... osmolarity If cause of AKI ... , HIV serology, ... Kidney #Injury #AKI
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- Urinalysis/microscopy ... UOP/weights - Urine ... ATN - 45% - Pre-renal ... mostly ATN and pre-renal ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
General approach to AKI ... differentiate between pre-renal ... and intrinsic renal ... @PulmCrit #AKI ... AcuteKidneyInjury #Nephrology
Sulfa Crystals on Urine Microscopy
Sulfa Crystal!  Drug-induced crystalluria is a cause of acute renal failure
Microscopy Sulfa ... cause of acute renal ... Especially sulfonamides are ... #Microscopy #crystalluria ... #clinical #nephrology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Kidney Injury (AKI ... require urgent nephrology ... IMPROVEMENT If the urine ... Assess UA w/ microscopy ... workup #diagnosis #nephrology
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
and concentrated urine ... tubulointerstitial nephritis, renal ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #Differential #Microscopy ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Severe Hydronephrosis on POCUS

Labeled Schematic: https://twitter.com/EUSmkh/status/813831916076015622

- Dr. Meghan Herbst https://twitter.com/EUSmkh

#Hydronephrosis #POCUS #Severe #Clinical #Ultrasound #Renal #Nephrology
Hydronephrosis on POCUS ... 813831916076015622 - Dr ... Hydronephrosis #POCUS ... Severe #Clinical #Ultrasound ... #Renal #Nephrology
Horseshoe Kidney on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

When kept as a Talisman, a horseshoe is said
Point of Care Ultrasound ... (POCUS) When ... it brings good urine ... output Dr. ... #nephrology #doppler
Nephrolithiasis with Hydronephrosis on POCUS

This patient had a fever to 102F.  There’s a proximal ureteral
Hydronephrosis on POCUS ... Hydronephrosis #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #kidney #renal ... #urology
Severe hydronephrosis on POCUS where the obstruction is so bad that the cortex is being squished
hydronephrosis on POCUS ... rim of tissue Dr ... Hydronephrosis #Severe #POCUS ... #Renal #Ultrasound ... #Nephrology