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

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Injury ( AKI ) ... • Prolonged hypotension ... Urethral stricture/valves ... #Differential # ... Nephrology **
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
causes of Acute Kidney ... Injury AKI - Differential ... HEMODYNAMIC • Cardiac failure ... • Prolonged hypotension ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
oxoproline) • Renal failure ... Chronic progressive kidney ... #NonGap #Metabolic ... #Acidosis #differential ... diagnosis #causes #nephrology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... previously stable values ... papilledema, heart failure ... , or acute kidney ... hypokalemia and metabolic
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

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