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Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Causes of Acute ... Blood loss • Dehydration ... Small-vessel vasculitis Acute ... #Diagnosis #Acute
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... Classification Prerenal: • Dehydration ... disease - Acute ... prerenal AKI) - Acute ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI #Acute
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Evaluation of Acute ... 6 stools/24 h, dehydration ... Dehydration or > ... Hospitalization required #Acute
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
Acute Kidney Injury ... • Hypovolemia: Dehydration ... interstitium • ATN (Acute ... dye) • AIN (acute ... LouLectures #Acute
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
DIAGNOSES: - Acute ... Thyroid storm - Acute ... heart failure - Dehydration
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Medications causing Acute ... ) Prerenal: • Dehydration ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI #Acute
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
• Cardiogenic: Acute ... MI, Acute Heart ... Bleeding, Extreme Dehydration
Factors Affecting Prealbumin

Increased by: 

Exogenous corticosteroids, 
NSAIDs, 
Renal failure, 
Dehydration, 

Decreased by: 

Acute phase response, 
Malnutrition,
Renal failure, Dehydration ... Decreased by: Acute ... enteropathy, Acute
Urine Microscopy - Casts
Acellular Casts
 • Hyaline Casts - Consists of only precipitated Tamm-Horsfell protein without
can be seen in dehydration ... suggestive of acute ... in a variety of acute
Short Bowel Syndrome - Acute and Chronic Adverse Signs and Symptoms of Ileal Resection
 • Dehydration
Bowel Syndrome - Acute ... Resection • Dehydration