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Causes of Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework 
Pre-Renal
Post-Renal
Intrinsic Renal:
 • Tubules (ATN)
 • Glomerular:
Causes of Acute ... Pre-Renal Post-Renal Intrinsic ... CMC_IM #AKI #Acute
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... Intrarenal: • Intrinsic ... disease - Acute ... prerenal AKI) - Acute ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI #Acute
This 24M presented with acute onset CP/SOB, hypoxia, HR 150s. What's the diagnosis? Treatment options? Hint:
presented with acute ... Thrombus in transit ... Thrombus #Clots #InTransit
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
Acute Kidney Injury ... NSAIDs, ACEI/ARB Intrinsic ... interstitium • ATN (Acute ... dye) • AIN (acute ... LouLectures #Acute
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... . 5) CONSIDER INTRINSIC ... protein. - 80% of intrinsic ... LorinskyMD #AKI #Acute
General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
pre-renal and intrinsic ... for diagnosing acute
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Acute Kidney Injury ... heart failure INTRINSIC ... appropriate) #Acute
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
Index > 3: • Acute ... hemolytic anemia, Intrinsic
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
• Auto-PEEP = intrinsic ... ventilation • In acute
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
Abnormality in the intrinsic ... • Warfarin • Acute ... pathway to the intrinsic ... Liver disease • Acute