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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... osmolarity If cause ... investigations depending on clinical ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Associated Acute Kidney ... #Vancomycin #AKI ... #pharmacology # ... toxicology #diagnosis #management ... #nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... nephrotoxicity to kidney ... #nephrology
Adult Vancomycin Guidelines
The information below provides general dosing guidelines for vancomycin. A maintenance regimen of 15-20
There is no clinical ... reference source and nephrology ... nephrotoxicity and acute kidney ... #Management #Pharmacology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... insipidus • Kidney ... stones caused by ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Pharmacology #
Comprehensive pathogenesis of IgA Nephropathy (i.e Berger’s Disease). 

IgA Nephropathy is the most common cause of
the most common cause ... IgANephropathy #Nephrology ... BergersDisease #clinical ... NephriticSyndrome #Kidney ... InternalMedicine #Pediatrics
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Caused by splanchnic ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... Exclude other AKI ... causes (esp. ... Syndrome #Hepatology #Nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... , RTA Type IV, AI ... tourniquet / IVF line draw ... only if no clear cause ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... forward flow to the kidneys ... the determined cause ... differential #algorithm #management ... #pharmacology
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
the spectrum of clinically ... I’ve drawn the broad ... important drug classes ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... #management #spectrum