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Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... - TTE/liver fxn? ... Cl/urea/protein/Cr ... - Pre-renal disease ... #Algorithm #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... cardiorenal syndrome) • Liver ... tubular necrosis (causes ... prolonged prerenal AKI ... #Acute #Kidney
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... osmolarity If cause ... investigations depending on clinical ... #causes
Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
Causes of Tremors ... Etiology (Thyroid, Liver ... , Kidney) • Drugs ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Causes
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
mycobacteria which can cause ... pulmonary disease ... the air-fluid level ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... based on repeat clinic ... Renal Parenchymal Diseases ... Nephritic syndrome • AKI ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... + myoglobin AKI ... nephrotoxicity to kidney ... of underlying disease
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... chronic illness, clinical ... with low oxygen level ... interstitial lung disease ... #Radiology #CXR
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
disease: cirrhosis ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... Exclude other AKI ... causes (esp. ... Syndrome #Hepatology #Nephrology
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
Massive Fibrosis aka ... fibrotic lung disease ... caused by inhalation ... Fibrosis #Silicosis #clinical ... #radiology #CXR