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Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
kidney injury (AKI ... AKI is classified ... Renal causes of AKI ... vascular supply; glomerular ... GBM, Glomerular
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Kidney Injury (AKI ... Framework PRE-Renal AKI ... INTRA-Renal AKI ... • Vascular • Glomerular ... POST-Renal AKI
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework 
Pre-Renal
Post-Renal
Intrinsic Renal:
 • Tubules (ATN)
 • Glomerular:
Tubules (ATN) • Glomerular ... drtonydang @CMC_IM #AKI
Kidney Syndromes - A Guide to Compartmentalize the Etiologies of Kidney Disease
1) Tubule and interstitium
2) Vasculature
3)
Vasculature 3) Glomerulus ... Failure #Injury #AKI
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
evaluated for glomerular ... monitoring low-level glomerular ... albuminuria, and is less expensive ... it is much more expensive ... disorders #glomerular
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
- TTP/HUS • Glomerular ... prolonged prerenal AKI ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
Kidney Injury (AKI ... damage to the glomeruli ... Kidney #Injury #AKI
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
evaluated for glomerular ... monitoring low-level glomerular ... albuminuria, and is less expensive ... it is much more expensive ... #glomerular #disease
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
salt in diet • Exclusive ... inversely related to glomerular ... rate by tubulo-glomerular
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
INTRINSIC: - Glomerular ... Kidney #Injury #AKI