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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... Compartment Syndrome, Medications ... , Infection, Autoimmune ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
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Acute Kidney Injury ... Congestion • Medications ... Immune-mediated, Infection-mediated ... #Acute #Kidney ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... disease - Post-infectious ... prolonged prerenal AKI ... • Medications ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Management ... preload → IV Fluids ... Foley catheter • Medications ... #Injury #treatment
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... Kidney Injury ( ... there a dialysis indication ... require urgent nephrology ... Trial isotonic fluids
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
tubular injury ... horsfall protein indicating ... acute tubular injury ... disorders or excreted medications ... key #diagnosis #nephrology
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Indications Treatment ... HBV infection with ... severe liver injury ... > 3 mg/dL) or acute ... #Indications #management
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Induced Liver Injury ... duration), Several medications ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... Hepatocellular: Viral infections ... dechallenge • Acute
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Etiology: • Medications ... , rhabdo/crush injury ... , RTA Type IV, AI ... STOP offending medications ... #potassium #nephrology
Cold Snare Polypectomy
When Should I Use Cold Snare Polypectomy?
 - Cold snare polypectomy should be used
EMR - In comparison ... bleeding, deep mural injury ... non-dysplastic SSLs - SM injection ... of pCSP in the treatment ... gastroenterology #management #indications