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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) in Patients ... Cancer #Oncology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Nephrology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... Injury (AKI) ... uric acid (rhabdo/TLS ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Differential
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
generally defined as ... minimizing risk factors ... #Vancomycin #AKI ... toxicology #diagnosis #management ... #nephrology
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... Refeeding Syndrome, Acute ... Hyperparathyroidism, TKI ... , ALK inhibitor, ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Framework and Management ... ) • AKI: BUN/Cr ... + myoglobin AKI ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
hepatitis, or acute ... Exclude other AKI ... Classification: ... HRS-AKI (formerly ... Syndrome #Hepatology #Nephrology
Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 • Sodium 130 mEq/L
 •
Saline (NS) - Comparison ... acute pancreatitis ... Saline Causes AKI ... Dilutes clotting factors ... and fibrin - Also
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
a destructive factor ... in ALS ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
precipitating factor ... Risk factors 3. ... Reversible course Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Lymphoma Risk Factors ... -95% of cases) Classification ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... scans and can also ... hematology #oncology #management