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Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
- Classification ... cardiorenal syndrome) • Liver ... causes: sepsis, meds ... Kidney #Injury #Classification ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... Identification of onset (acute ... history (cardiac, liver ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... #Differential #Algorithm
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Drug Induced Liver ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... Alcohol-related liver ... dechallenge • Acute ... #DrugInduced #Liver
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... components of the algorithm ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... #LP #Antibiotics
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
presents as an acute ... lymph node, or liver ... • Bicytopenia Treatment ... rapidly, and empiric antibiotic ... #management #treatment
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Acute Kidney Injury ... Treat underlying liver ... → No specific treatment ... Foley • UTI → Antibiotics ... Medications → Stop meds
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
He received a diagnosis ... received intravenous antibiotic ... agents, and the fever ... the first day of treatment ... clinical #photo #peds
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
treatment. http ... 92.0% and 46.9% #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... #LP #Antibiotics ... Stratification #Fever
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
glucose by the liver ... contribution of liver ... mellitus/DKA - Liver ... gluconeogenesis Liver ... #typea #typeb #classification
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
• Caused by liver ... Initiate empiric treatment ... non-absorbable antibiotic ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification ... #treatment #hepatology