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Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
Kidney Injury ( ... AKD): • AKI, OR ... /AKD/CKD • No ... #nephrology #acute ... #kidneyinjury
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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and Differential ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... , Severe Valve Disease ... 6, CVP < 8 • Blood ... Loss, GI Losses
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia: • CKD ... • Trauma/Crush injury ... • Blood transfusion ... • Addison’s disease ... potassium #high #nephrology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
urine • 1ml blood ... Immune mediated injury ... of glomerular disease ... Pseudohematuria: • GI ... causes #urology #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia: • CKD ... • Trauma/Crush injury ... • Blood transfusion ... • Addison’s disease ... potassium #high #nephrology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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neuropathy - GI ... pulses, bruis, or blood ... Large Vessel: Blood ... • ANA (Suggest CTD ... #rheumatology #classification