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Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
Causes of acute ... kidney injury (AKI ... Renal causes of ... #Diagnosis #AKI ... #Sites #Nephrology
Differential Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury 

#Diagnosis #Nephrology #AKI #Acute #KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential #Workup #Algorithm #Ddxof
Injury #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology #AKI ... #Causes #Differential ... #Workup #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... repeat testing • Acute ... for renal biopsy ... by UW IM Residency ... #Workup #urology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework 
Pre-Renal
Post-Renal
Intrinsic Renal:
 • Tubules (ATN)
 • Glomerular:
Causes of Acute ... Kidney Injury - ... Differential Diagnosis ... (ATN) • Glomerular ... drtonydang @CMC_IM #AKI
Glomerular Diseases - Spectrum
 - Insidious vs Acute
 - Nephritic (hypertension, hematuria, renal failure) vs Nephrotic
- Insidious vs Acute ... (hypertension, hematuria ... , renal failure) ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
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Acute Kidney Injury ... Diagnosis Framework ... PRE-Renal AKI ... • Glomerular: ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Diagnosis Framework ... Immune mediated injury ... RBC castsDiagnostic ... #causes #urology ... #nephrology #renal
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... and Differential Diagnosis ... #AKI #Workup #Algorithm ... #nephrology #causes
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... Dehydration • Heart failure ... - TTP/HUS • Glomerular ... tubular necrosis (causes ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Acute Kidney Injury ... Diuretics if heart failure ... INTRINSIC: - Glomerular ... treating underlying cause ... #AKI #Differential