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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Kidney Injury (AKI ... Cancer Related ... change disease • Hematologic ... #Differential # ... Classification #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Workup Algorithm ... and Differential ... , ANA, Anti-GBM, ... #Workup #Algorithm ... Diagnosis #nephrology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
weights - Urine Na ... /K/Cl/urea/protein ... 13% (mostly ATN and ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Differential
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
Hyperparathyroidism, TKI ... Bisphosphonate and ... (MM, lymphoma, cancer ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology ... #phosphorus #workup
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Kidney Injury ( AKI ... Prerenal, Renal, and ... Cervical cancer ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential ... #Nephrology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... for workup, including ... Malignancy: Metastatic cancer ... Acute bacterial and ... Thrombocytosis #Platelets #Differential
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... changes), high MCV ... Diagnosis #Causes #Workup ... #hematology
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential ... Workup NAGMA ... insufficiency (GFR 20-50 ml ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #nephrology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Smith, Sm/RNP, Scl ... phenomenon, SjS, cancer ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Better call hematology ... MPNs (MPL, CALR ... you’ll do a good workup ... #hematology