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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Kidney Injury (AKI ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Compartment Syndrome, Medications ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #AKI ... #nephrology #causes
Ischemic Stroke - Blood Pressure Management
 • No tPA  < 220 / 120 (permissive hypertension)
120 (permissive hypertension ... BloodPressure #hypertension ... #Management #treatment ... #neurology #medications
Interpreting Kidney Biomarkers

↑ Creatinine: 
 • AKI, CKD
 • Medications that lead to nephroprotective ↓ in
Creatinine: • AKI ... , CKD • Medications ... nephroprotective ↓ in GFR • Medications ... Kidney #renal #diagnosis ... #laboratory #nephrology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Secondary Causes of Hypertension ... - Differential Diagnosis ... licorice • Medications ... disease - CKD, AKI ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Kidney Injury (AKI ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Congestion • Medications ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
disease - Hypertensive ... prolonged prerenal AKI ... tract infection • Medications ... Classification #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Blood Pressure Management Guide
ß-blockers:
 • Metoprolol, Carvedilol, Labetalol
 • Bradycardia, heart
Valsartan • AKI ... Spironolactone • AKI ... pocketcardset #HTN #hypertension ... BloodPressure #medications ... agents #internship #comparison
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Kidney Injury (AKI ... preload → IV Fluids ... → No specific treatment ... Foley catheter • Medications ... Kidney #Injury #treatment
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Kidney Injury (AKI ... there a dialysis indication ... Trial isotonic fluids ... you confirmed diagnosis ... simplified #workup #diagnosis
Secondary causes of Hypertension
 • Medications, Drugs, Chemo: NSAIDS, Steroids, CNI, Alcohol, Cocaine, OCP, Licorice, MAOI,
Secondary causes of Hypertension ... • Medications ... Anti VEGF agents, TKI ... Secondary #causes #Hypertension ... #differential #diagnosis