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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... differential, urine ... dipstick, urine ... Acute #Kidney #Injury ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Renal Tubular Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Serum K, Urine pH < 5.5 - Proximal RTA
Decreased
Renal Tubular Acidosis ... = Hyperkalemic Renal ... Tubulointerstitial injury ... uncimchiefs #RTA #Renal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
WBCs, or urine ... → Urine culture ... → Refer to Nephrology ... for renal biopsy ... cystoscopy • Refer to Nephrology
Renal diseases associated with endothelial injury@NatRevNeph
#hemolyticuremicsyndrome #lupusnephritis #anca #Visualabstract #nephrology
Renal diseases associated ... with endothelial injury ... Visualabstract #nephrology
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
Atlas of Urine Microscopy ... Acute tubular injury ... also be seen if urine ... acute tubular injury ... key #diagnosis #nephrology
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Distal Renal Tubular ... diagnosis with direct urine ... Failure to acidify urine ... Distal #Diagnosis #Management ... #Nephrology #Causes
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
of acute kidney injury ... , renal, and post-renal ... Renal causes of ... Acute #Kidney #Injury ... Causes #Sites #Nephrology
General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
- Checklist Urine ... believed that urine ... differentiate between pre-renal ... and intrinsic renal ... AcuteKidneyInjury #Nephrology
Volume Based Approach to Hyponatremia
Hypovolemic, Serum uric acid >4
 • Urine Na <20: Extra-renal losses
 •
Na <20: Extra-renal ... losses • Urine ... Na >30: Renal losses ... Na > 30: Renal ... #sodium #low #nephrology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria: Red/Dark urine ... 1ml blood/liter urine ... Immune mediated injury ... Diagnosis #causes #urology ... #nephrology #renal