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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
particularly underlying renal ... #Vancomycin #AKI ... #pharmacology # ... toxicology #diagnosis #management ... #nephrology
Adult Vancomycin Guidelines
The information below provides general dosing guidelines for vancomycin. A maintenance regimen of 15-20
There is no clinical ... in renal impairment ... reference source and nephrology ... nephrotoxicity and acute kidney ... #Management #Pharmacology
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
Management of Pediatric ... Kidney Stones Acute ... retrieve stone using ... Monitoring for extra-renal ... #Pediatrics #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
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Agents Regulating Renal ... irrigation • Management ... stones caused by ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Pharmacology #
Hydronephrosis on POCUS
Hoping to spread the word on how useful POCUS can be in patients w
in patients w AKI ... identification of the cause ... Hydronephrosis #POCUS #renal ... #ultrasound #kidney ... #clinical
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Caused by splanchnic ... vasodilation → ↓ renal ... perfusion + ↑ renal ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... Syndrome #Hepatology #Nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
, RTA Type IV, AI ... tourniquet / IVF line draw ... 15 suggests ↓ renal ... only if no clear cause ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
forward flow to the kidneys ... then be excreted using ... the determined cause ... differential #algorithm #management ... #pharmacology