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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... / urinary sediment ... osmolarity If cause ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... UOP/weights - Urine ... pre-renal) - Urinary ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Differential
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... Acute Kidney Injury ... AKI - Differential ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
differentiating kidney ... A urine K/Cr ratio ... mEq/g suggests urinary ... diagnosis #Algorithm #differential ... #potassium #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
(AKI) - Differential ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... C3/C4, Other • ATN ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes #algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
(AKI) - Differential ... effective arterial blood ... interstitium • ATN ... #Injury #AKI #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Approach to Acute Kidney ... require urgent nephrology ... circulating volume, Urinary ... IMPROVEMENT If the urine ... etiologies due to ATN
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
Urinary Casts and ... and concentrated urine ... broad - Advanced kidney ... Fatty - Nephrotic syndrome ... #Casts #Differential
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... • 1ml blood/liter ... • Malignant HTN ... #urology #nephrology ... blood
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... AKI ) - Prerenal ... • Sepsis • Blood ... POST-RENAL Urinary ... #Nephrology