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Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
Definitions of AKI, CKD ... , AKD Acute Kidney ... Injury (AKI): ... > 3 months • Kidney ... #nephrology #acute
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Hyperphosphatemia - Differential ... • Endogenous: Rhabdomyolysis ... acidosis, DKA Kidney ... Disease: • AKI, CKD ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
RHABDOMYOLYSIS
•	Characterized by skeletal muscle breakdown & necrosis. 
•	Elevated Creatine kinase (CK) hallmark of rhabdomyolysis. 
•	Defined based
RHABDOMYOLYSIS ... ) hallmark of rhabdomyolysis ... rapidly excreted by kidneys ... marker of muscle injury ... #Rhabdomyolysis
# Acute Kidney Injury # AKI #algorithm #differential #nephrology
# Acute Kidney Injury ... AKI #algorithm #differential ... #nephrology
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
 •
Generalized Weakness - Differential ... Bacteremia, Sepsis • Kidneys ... : CKD, ESRD • CV ... chemo), EtOH, Rhabdomyolysis ... Diagnosis #causes #neurology
Differential Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury 

#Diagnosis #Nephrology #AKI #Acute #KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential #Workup #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... of Acute Kidney ... Injury #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology #AKI ... KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Algorithm and Differential ... blood count with differential ... imaging #Acute #Kidney ... #Injury #AKI #Workup
Creatine kinase (CK) is an intracellular enzyme present in skeletal muscle, myocardium & brain; smaller amounts
hypoxia or other injury ... definitive diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis ... the hallmark of rhabdomyolysis ... excreted by the kidneys ... @DharSaty #rhabdomyolysis
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
Causes of acute kidney ... injury (AKI). ... components of the kidney ... #Injury #Differential ... Causes #Sites #Nephrology
Causes of Hyperuricemia
Increased production
 • Solid-organ transplant
 • Tumor lysis syndrome
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 • Lesch Nyhan
lysis syndrome • Rhabdomyolysis ... Functionally normal kidneys ... disease (CKD) stages ... protein in the kidney ... UricAcid #diagnosis #differential