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General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
FENa) could help differentiate ... performance for diagnosing ... acute tubular interstitial ... #Checklist #AcuteKidneyInjury ... #Nephrology #CriticalCare
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... - Urinalysis/microscopy ... #AKI #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Differential
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... urine • 1ml blood ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #causes ... #urology #nephrology
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
sensitive) • AKI ... eosinophiluria, microscopic ... hematuria, mild ... AIN #Algorithm #nephrology ... #diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Diagnosis Baseline ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... ) - Differential ... (AKI) - Acute increase ... polyangiitis /microscopic ... #Nephrology #Differential
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
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glycosides • High acute ... dietary intake • Blood ... Elimination: • AKI ... blockers - MCW Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
Microscopic exam ... Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) FE Na < ... Acute Tubular Necrosis ... #glucosuria #hematuria
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... Kidney Injury ( AKI ... • Sepsis • Blood ... /phimosis #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
are seen in acute ... disease Red blood ... #Differential # ... Microscopy #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology