53 results
Kidney Biopsy - Diagnosis Algorithms
1) Normal Glomerulus by LM
2) Glomerular Crescents
3) Double Contours of GBM
4) Endocapillary
Kidney Biopsy - ... Diagnosis Algorithms ... #Biopsy #renal ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #nephrology #pathology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Framework Pre-Renal ... Hypercalcemia, Renal ... Medications Intra-Renal ... #algorithm
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
, renal, and post-renal ... Renal causes of ... #Diagnosis #AKI ... #Acute #Kidney # ... Causes #Sites #Nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework 
Pre-Renal
Post-Renal
Intrinsic Renal:
 • Tubules (ATN)
 • Glomerular:
Kidney Injury - ... Framework Pre-Renal ... Post-Renal Intrinsic ... Renal: • Tubules ... #Algorithm
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
renal potassium ... excretion • Acute ... renal failure ... • Chronic renal ... #algorithm #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Acute Kidney Injury ... Framework PRE-Renal ... Shunting INTRA-Renal ... Drug-induced POST-Renal ... #nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
) - Prerenal, Renal ... Postrenal PRE-RENAL ... Vascular occlusion RENAL ... Infection POST-RENAL ... #Acute #Kidney
Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
Repeat the sodium ... HYPOVOLEMIC • extra-renal ... - fevers • renal ... nephrotic syndrome • renal ... #Nephrology
Algorithm for selection of the young potential living kidney donor candidate. ∗APOL1 genetic testing is recommended
Algorithm for selection ... potential living kidney ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #LivingDonor #Kidney ... #Renal #Transplant
General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
differentiate between pre-renal ... and intrinsic renal ... performance for diagnosing ... acute tubular interstitial ... AcuteKidneyInjury #Nephrology