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Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
classified into pre-renal ... vascular supply; glomerular ... GBM, Glomerular ... #Diagnosis #AKI ... #Sites #Nephrology
Causes of Hematuria - Glomerular vs Non-glomerular

== Glomerular ==
- Glomerulonephritis 
- Thin basement membrane disease 

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Causes of Hematuria ... == Kidney - ... Pseudohematuria Dr ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Urology
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Glomerular Diseases ... Nephritic syndromedue ... diabetes)) #Glomerular ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... and Differential Diagnosis ... osmolarity If cause ... #nephrology #causes
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... - TTP/HUS • Glomerular ... tubular necrosis (causes ... Classification #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
- Differential Diagnosis ... least 3 months Pre-Renal ... Atherosclerosis Glomerular ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Approach to Acute Kidney ... require urgent nephrology ... are caused by prerenal ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
continuous vertigo due ... Clinical Findings: • Nausea ... vomiting/vertigo/nystagmus ... #Wallenbergs #neurology ... #diagnosis
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis
Renal:
 - Glomerular - IgA Nephropathy, Thin basement membrane, Alport syndrome,
Causes of Hematuria ... Renal: - Glomerular ... membrane, Alport syndrome ... Medullary sponge kidney ... #Causes #urology
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
- Differential Diagnosis ... Rhabdomyolysis, Tumor lysis syndrome ... acidosis, DKA Kidney ... Bisphosphonates Dr ... #phosphate #nephrology