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Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
/CKD - Recent ... protein/Cr - Renal ... - 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 ... and intrinsic renal ... However, more recent ... @PulmCrit #AKI ... AcuteKidneyInjury #Nephrology
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
kidney injury (AKI ... AKI is classified ... into pre-renal, ... renal, and post-renal ... Causes #Sites #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Kidney Injury (AKI ... Framework PRE-Renal ... Shunting INTRA-Renal ... Drug-induced POST-Renal ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Perioperative Acute Renal Failure Management

Pre-renal | Renal | Post-Renal

 - Mark Harris, MD MPH @ https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisMD
Failure Management ... Pre-renal | ... Renal | Post-Renal ... Perioperative #AKI ... #Management #Anesthesiology
Acute Mountain Sickness 
Low partial pressure of oxygen at high altitude 
• Stop ascent 
• Supportive
altitude • Stop ascent ... fluids, analgesia, ani ... hyperbaric chamber • Descent ... Signs #Diagnosis #Management
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI ... osmolarity If cause of AKI ... , HIV serology, ... renal biopsy • ... Kidney #Injury #AKI
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Common Patterns on Urinalysis
 - Prerenal
 - ATN
 - AIN
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Kidney Injury (AKI ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI ... diagnosis #table #comparison ... #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Kidney Injury (AKI ... Framework Pre-Renal ... Hypercalcemia, Renal ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #AKI ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Interpreting Kidney Biomarkers

↑ Creatinine: 
 • AKI, CKD
 • Medications that lead to nephroprotective ↓ in
Creatinine: • AKI ... Medications that ↓ renal ... Cystatin C: • AKI ... Biomarkers #Kidney #renal ... diagnosis #laboratory #nephrology