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

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute Kidney ... • Inflammatory disease ... Urethral stricture/valves ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential ... #Nephrology
Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
Movement Disorders - Differential ... Dystonia • Metabolic ... Thyroid, Liver, Kidney ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Differential #
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Shock liver • Metabolic ... cardiac muscle, kidneys ... injury #hepatitis #differential ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... And BMP Normal Values ... restrictive lung disease ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
) - Loss of kidney ... of glomerular disease ... staining on IF • No EM ... Classification #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Non-anion Gap Metabolic ... Chronic progressive kidney ... disease Ill. ... #Acidosis #differential ... diagnosis #causes #nephrology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
previously stable values ... disturbance, or acute kidney ... hypokalemia and metabolic ... Renal parenchymal disease ... Neurologic disorders
Metabolic Causes of Kidney Stones in Children
 • Calcium Oxalate: Primary Hyperoxaluria type 1-3, Secondary Hyperoxaluria
Metabolic Causes ... of Kidney Stones ... Syndrome), Dent's disease ... Stones #pediatrics #nephrology ... #differential #
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Heat stroke - Metabolic ... nephrotoxicity to kidney ... of underlying disease ... causes #treatment #nephrology