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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Kidney Injury (AKI ... Distributive Shock, HRS ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... , Medications Intra-Renal ... #nephrology #causes
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
Pharmacological Treatment ... (HRS) Midodrine ... pressure incr renal ... #Nephrology #Management ... #Pharmacology #Medications
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
and Differential Diagnosis ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... pressure • TTP / HUS ... syndrome: troponin ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Kidney Injury (AKI ... gammopathy of renal ... malignancies Treatment ... Kidney #Injury #AKI ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Classification of Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS) and Treatment of Metabolic Abnormalities of TLS
Laboratory TLS:
 • Uric
Clinical TLS: • AKI ... - Intravenous fluids ... • Renal failure ... #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #oncology
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Who gets HRS?
 • Decompensated cirrhosis
 • Typically with existing
- Diagnosis and ... a precipitant: Medications ... in HRS-AKI is vasoactive ... #HRS #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment
BRASH Syndrome

B - Bradycardia
R - Renal failure
A - AV nodal blockade
S - Shock
H - Hyperkalemia

Typical ECG
BRASH Syndrome ... Bradycardia R - Renal ... hyperkalemia) BRASH Treatment ... • Aggressive treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... vasculitis - TTP/HUS ... tract infection • Medications ... Classification #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Kidney Injury (AKI ... ) - Management Principles ... preload → IV Fluids ... • Hepatorenal syndrome ... #management
Hepatorenal Syndrome Diagnosis
 • ↑ in serum Cr of ≥ 0.3mg/dL above baseline
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... Diagnosis • ↑ ... i.e. giving IV fluids ... significantly improve renal ... #diagnosis #HRS