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Pathophysiology - Pathogenesis of Chronic Kidney Disease

#Pathophysiology #Nephrology #Chronic #Kidney #Disease #CKD
Pathogenesis of Chronic Kidney ... Disease #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Chronic ... #Kidney #Disease
Bilateral enlarged #kidney in a patient with #polycystic kidney disease

#PhysicalExam #clinical #video #PKD #ADPKD #nephrology
Bilateral enlarged #kidney ... with #polycystic kidney ... disease #PhysicalExam ... video #PKD #ADPKD #nephrology
Algorithm for diagnostic evaluation of patients with kidney cysts and polycystic kidney disease

#polycystic #kidney #disease #cysts
patients with kidney ... and polycystic kidney ... disease #polycystic ... #kidney #disease ... diagnosis #ADPKD #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... cardiorenal syndrome) • Liver ... • Glomerular disease ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney ... Classification #diagnosis #nephrology
Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
CKD, AKD Acute Kidney ... Disease (CKD): ... Diseases and Disorders ... Disease (NKD): ... #Definitions #nephrology
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
Causes of acute kidney ... components of the kidney ... and interstitial disease ... Diagnosis #AKI #Acute #Kidney ... Causes #Sites #Nephrology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
disturbance (obstructed liver ... Highest • Bone • Liver ... Intestine • Kidney ... granulamatous disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Acute Kidney Injury ... Immune-complex disease ... Bilateral ureteral disease ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic Liver ... disease, liver ... support, or liver ... Circulation Failure Kidney ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
of cholestatic disease ... disease: > 2 ... cardiac muscle, RBC, Kidney ... Cardiac muscle, Kidneys ... #differential #Hepatology