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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Compartment Syndrome, Medications ... , Infection, Autoimmune ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes #algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... disease - Post-infectious ... • Medications ... Acute #Kidney #Injury ... Classification #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 #Injury ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Drug Induced Kidney Injury
 • Pre-Renal: NSAIDS, CNI, ACEI/ARB, IL-2 therapy, Diuretics CAR-T therapy
 • Osmotic
Induced Kidney Injury ... therapy • Osmotic injury ... agents • Crystal Injury ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #nephrology #Medications
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift:
 • Alkalosis
 • ↑ beta-2 adrenergic simulation 
 • Erythropoiesis
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Erythropoiesis (B12 injections ... Thyrotoxicosis Medications ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #nephrology #low
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
Acute tubular injury ... casts - Renal infection ... acute tubular injury ... disorders or excreted medications ... key #diagnosis #nephrology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... duration), Several medications ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... Hepatocellular: Viral infections ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... Traumatic brain injury ... • Infectious: ... #Causes #neurology
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Indications Treatment ... • HIV/HCV co-infection ... • Acute HBV infection ... with severe liver injury ... #Indications #management
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Hepatocellular Liver Injury ... Framework: Liver Injury ... Diagnosis: • Infections ... , HSV, VZV • Medications ... Diagnosis #hepatology #algorithm