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Differential Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury 

#Diagnosis #Nephrology #AKI #Acute #KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential #Workup #Algorithm #Ddxof
#Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #KidneyInjury #Causes ... #Differential #Workup
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... → Refer to Nephrology ... cystoscopy • Refer to Nephrology ... if cause not identified ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Workup
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
dialysis indication (e.g ... require urgent nephrology ... Nephrotoxic drugs (e.g ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Diagnosis and Workup ... life-threatening causes ... rupture Initial workup ... : • EKG • Bedside ... ultrasound • CXR
Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
episodes usually cause ... Diseases: Amyotrophic Lateral ... Sclerosis (ALS) (*main cause ... Alzheimer's Disease, Bilateral ... Pseudobulbar #Affect #neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Sparing = Central cause ... Peripheral lesion - Bilateral ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #neurology #sparing
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Once pseudohypokalemia is ruled out, causes of hypokalemia can be
Causes of Hypokalemia ... is ruled out, causes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #workup #nephrology
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... to a pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... osmolarity If cause ... #Injury #AKI #Workup ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
summarizes the causes ... vessels #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #HilarEnlargement ... Differential #Unilateral #Bilateral