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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Kidney Injury (AKI ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Other • ATN: Ischemia ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #AKI ... #nephrology #causes
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
that will cause ischemia ... permeability Diagnosis ... Induction Rx: high-dose ... cyclophosphamide • Ischemic ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
Kidney Injury (AKI ... - Differential Diagnosis ... necrosis) • Ischemic ... Kidney #Injury #AKI ... #nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Kidney Injury (AKI ... - Differential Diagnosis ... cell casts) • Ischemia ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Peritoneal Dialysis Fluid Appearance and Color - Differential Diagnosis
 • Cloudy: Peritonitis, Intraperitoneal disease (appendicitis, cholecystitis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... cholecystitis, bowel ischemia ... trauma • Chylous: High ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
you work up an ischemic ... ) B) Evaluate ischemic ... • TTE +/- TEE (high ... udaygulati #ischemic ... #checklist #neurology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
immature blasts and high ... fever - ACS, AKI ... , acute limb ischemia ... Spontaneous if high ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... phlebotomy High ... burns, trauma - Ischemic ... causes #potassium #high ... #nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... declines > ALT) • AKI ... + myoglobin AKI ... perfusion → renal ischemia ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... phlebotomy High ... burns, trauma - Ischemic ... causes #potassium #high ... #nephrology