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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Compartment Syndrome, Medications ... Protein) • AIN: Medication ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
NSAID vs ACEI/ARB effects on the Kidneys

Remember that NSAIDs and ACEI/ARB therapy have opposing effects on
effects on the Kidneys ... effects on the kidneys ... additional risk factors ... ACEIARB #Effects #Nephrology ... #Renal #Pathophysiology
Interpreting Kidney Biomarkers

↑ Creatinine: 
 • AKI, CKD
 • Medications that lead to nephroprotective ↓ in
Interpreting Kidney ... • AKI, CKD • Medications ... that ↓ renal tubular ... #renal #diagnosis ... #laboratory #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Acute Kidney Injury ... Framework PRE-Renal ... Congestion • Medications ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
carcinoma (native kidney ... Prostate cancer • Medications ... differential #diagnosis #kidney ... #blood #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Associated Acute Kidney ... particularly underlying renal ... minimizing risk factors ... toxicology #diagnosis #management ... #nephrology
Summary table of the mechanism of action, side effect and contraindications of commonly used anti-coagulation drugs.
Warfarin - Selective factor ... Direct thrombin (factor ... #pharmacology #medications ... #doac #comparison ... #table #management
Intracerebral hemorrhages (ICH) - Subdural, Epidural, Subarachnoid Comparison

Subdural hematoma 
• Crescent-shaped 
• Blood collection between dura
, Subarachnoid Comparison ... • Polycystic kidney ... disease (risk factor ... #Subarachnoid #Comparison ... #Neurology #Diagnosis
Drug Induced Kidney Injury
 • Pre-Renal: NSAIDS, CNI, ACEI/ARB, IL-2 therapy, Diuretics CAR-T therapy
 • Osmotic
Drug Induced Kidney ... Injury • Pre-Renal ... diagnosis #algorithm #nephrology ... #Medications
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
pressure incr renal ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... HepatoRenal #Syndrome #Nephrology ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Treatment