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Differential Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury 

#Diagnosis #Nephrology #AKI #Acute #KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential #Workup #Algorithm #Ddxof
of Acute Kidney ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #Causes #Differential ... #Workup #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Types and causes of acute diarrhea #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Diarrhea #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Types and causes ... of acute diarrhea ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Diarrhea #Differential ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Hematuria - Glomerular vs Non-glomerular

== Glomerular ==
- Glomerulonephritis 
- Thin basement membrane disease 

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Causes of Hematuria ... == - Glomerulonephritis ... == Kidney - ... #Differential # ... Urology
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
Causes of acute ... GBM, Glomerular ... Diagnosis #AKI #Acute ... #Differential # ... #Sites #Nephrology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis ... ) - Loss of kidney ... staining on IF • No EM ... Classification #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... osmolarity If cause ... and signs • Glomerulonephritis ... #causes
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... repeat testing • Acute ... • Evidence of glomerular ... if cause not identified ... by UW IM Residency
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... - TTP/HUS • Glomerular ... Post-infectious glomerulonephritis ... tubular necrosis (causes ... #Kidney #Injury
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... damage to the glomeruli ... nephritis) • GN (glomerulonephritis ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Identification of onset (acute ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Nephro #Hyponatremia ... #Algorithm #Ddxof