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Differential Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury 

#Diagnosis #Nephrology #AKI #Acute #KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential #Workup #Algorithm #Ddxof
of Acute Kidney Injury ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #AKI #Acute #KidneyInjury ... #Causes #Differential
Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
Kidney Injury ( ... AKI): • Increase ... Disorders (AKD) ... #nephrology #acute ... #kidneyinjury
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
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Causes of HyperKalemia ... K+: • Tissue injury ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... Elimination: • AKI ... blockers - MCW Nephrology
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... and Hyperreflexia ... Acute spinal cord injury ... Hyporeflexia: • Hypercalcemia ... diagnosis #table #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
(AKI) - Differential ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #AKI ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes #algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury - RIFLE and AKIN Criteria for Diagnosis and Classification of AKI
 • AKIN
Acute Kidney Injury ... - RIFLE and AKIN ... Classification of AKI ... #AKI #RIFLE #AKIN ... Classification #nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Kidney Injury (AKI ... (AKI) - Acute increase ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... Urolithiasis #AKI ... #Nephrology #Differential
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
kidney injury (AKI ... AKI is classified ... AKI should be considered ... #Diagnosis #AKI ... #Sites #Nephrology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
(AKI) 1) IS THIS ... require urgent nephrology ... PROBLEM ~80% of AKI ... LorinskyMD #AKI ... workup #diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) in Patients ... Cancer Related • Hypercalcemia ... #AKI #Cancer #Oncology ... Classification #Nephrology