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Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
there a dialysis indication ... (e.g AEIOU ) or ... Nephrotoxic drugs (e.g ... cases are caused ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup
ACEI or ARB Initiation
Hyperkalemia:
 - Review concurrent drugs
 - Moderate potassium Intake
 - Consider: diuretics, sodium
ACEI or ARB Initiation ... - Review for causes ... of AKI - Correct ... (e.g., diuretics ... #monitoring #algorithm
Hypoglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fasting Hypoglycemia:
 • Excess Insulin
 • Medications (e.g. Insulin Secretagogues, ß-Adrenergic Antagonists,
(e.g. ... • Alimentary (e.g ... (e.g. ... Hyperinsulinemic States (e.g ... #endocrinology
Hyperglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diabetes Mellitus:
 • Impaired Glucose Tolerance
 • Type I Diabetes
 • Type
• Acromegaly Medications ... agonists • Others Critical ... Hyperglycemia (e.g ... #endocrinology ... #causes
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... INDICATIONS FOR ... evaluation or workup ... are asthma, allergy ... signs or symptoms (eg
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Reduced Excretion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Reduced flow through distal nephron - TTKG
• Low EABV (e.g ... renal failure • AKI ... Aldosterone • ACEi ... /ARB • Adrenal ... IntercellularShift #Nephrology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... hypertension (eg ... #Diagnosis #indications
Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
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in the later (e.g ... people with sepsis, AKI ... CONCENTRATION MEDICATIONS ... Early nephrologv ... improved survival in AKI
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
hyponatremia, AKI ... , etc.) ... failure, esp in work-up ... ED triage notes are ... will also get an EKG
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
: K+, ACEi/ARBs, ... , RTA Type IV, AI ... reabsorption) Workup ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology