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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... SCVMCMed #AKI #Acute ... #Kidney #Injury ... nephrology #causes #algorithm
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Liver Injury: ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... > 3 • Chronic
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... ) • Liver failure ... tract infection • Medications ... #Kidney #Injury
Indications for Albumin for Management of Cirrhosis
 • Large volume paracentesis (>5 liter) - 8g per
Albumin for Management ... ascites removed • Acute ... kidney injury ( ... • Hepatorenal syndrome ... #Management #Cirrhosis
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... Skin involvement, Kidney ... duration), Several medications ... dechallenge • Acute ... or chronic atypical
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... Circulation Failure Kidney ... Injury (DILI) ... #Chronic #Liver ... gastroenterology #management
Bilateral Lower Extremity Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Acute:
 • DVT *Can't Miss Diagnosis
 • Medication Side
Diagnosis • Medication ... Side Effect • Acute ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... Heart Failure • Liver ... Disease • Kidney
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
> 2 • NASH, Chronic ... > 3 • Chronic ... cardiac muscle, RBC, Kidney ... Cardiac muscle, Kidneys ... • Gilbert's syndrome
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... obstruction, HELLP Syndrome ... #Injury #Differential ... #algorithm #hepatology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Management ... • Hepatorenal syndrome ... Treat underlying liver ... #Kidney #Injury