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Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
thromboembolism, renal ... tumors INTRINSINC RENAL ... ) • Primary GNs ... • Secondary GNs ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Interpreting Kidney Biomarkers

↑ Creatinine: 
 • AKI, CKD
 • Medications that lead to nephroprotective ↓ in
nephroprotective ↓ in GFR ... Medications that ↓ renal ... Biomarkers #Kidney #renal ... diagnosis #laboratory #nephrology
Effects of Prostaglandins and NSAIDs on the Kidney
Effects of Prostaglandins on the Kidney:
 • The vasodilatory
importance in renal ... conditions of decreased renal ... production of renal ... NSAIDs #Kidney #renal ... #nephrology #pharmacology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Framework Pre-Renal ... Hypercalcemia, Renal ... Medications Intra-Renal ... Vasculitis • GN ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Mesangioproliferative GN ... Post-infectious GN ... hematuria • Signs ... Diagnostic of GN ... causes #urology #nephrology
Anterior Interosseous Peripheral Nerve Injury 

Manifested as the inability to make the OK sign.

by Dr. Boby
to make the OK sign ... Peripheral #Injury #OK #Sign ... clinical #video #neurology ... #physicalexam #msk ... #sports #neurology
To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
accurately predict GFR ... Modification of Diet in Renal ... unless a patient's renal ... seen in acute renal ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
GI losses • Renal ... syndrome • Reduced GFR ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
GI losses • Renal ... syndrome • Reduced GFR ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
AKI) What to ask ... protein/Cr - Renal ... - 45% - Pre-renal ... mostly ATN and pre-renal ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology