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Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... cardiorenal syndrome) • Liver ... disease - Hypertensive ... tubular necrosis (causes ... #Kidney #Injury
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
mm is needed to cause ... patients who have acute ... , such as: - Acute ... kidney injury ( ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
Intracranial hypertension ... Seizures Kidney ... Subclinical myocardial injury ... lung injury, ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... of Acute Liver ... Liver Injury:
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... Injury (AKI) ... - Recent hypo/hypertension ... - TTE/liver fxn? ... AKI #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis ... Skin involvement, Kidney ... for alternative causes ... dechallenge • Acute ... #Injury #Diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... An acute rise or ... disturbance, or acute ... kidney injury). ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Torsemide) • Acute ... heart failure, liver ... stones caused by ... hyperaldosteronism • Acute
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
or renal injury ... cardiac output - Acute ... peritonitis - Acute ... Injury: • Reduced ... #typeb #classification
Intraabdominal hypertension is defined as elevated pressure without overt organ failure (table below).  Among critically
failure, it may cause ... organ injury particularly ... to the kidneys. ... #Diagnosis #Intraabdominal ... IAH #Grades #Classification