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Acute Kidney Injury - RIFLE and AKIN Criteria for Diagnosis and Classification of AKI
 • AKIN
Acute Kidney Injury ... RIFLE and AKIN Criteria ... Diagnosis and Classification ... #Kidney #Injury ... #RIFLE #AKIN #Criteria
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic Criteria
HRS-AKI (Acute: previously known as HRS Type 1)
 • ↑ Creatinine
) - Diagnostic Criteria ... HRS-AKI (Acute: ... response to 1 g/kg ... injury: No proteinuria ... HRS-NAKI (Non-Acute
Evaluation of mechanical valves of Total Artificial Heart with no contrast
This is a cardiac CT with
avoided due to acute ... kidney injury). ... has no heart, we ECG-gated ... with an ECG simulator ... #cardiology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... Kidney Injury ( ... dialysis indication (e.g ... LorinskyMD #AKI #Acute ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Acute myocardial ... Subepicardial atrial injury ... • Vereckei criteria ... VT than Brugada criteria ... #differential #cardiology
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
Hypertensive Emergency criteria ... patients who have acute ... hypertension (e.g ... , such as: - Acute ... kidney injury (
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... An acute rise or ... disturbance, or acute ... kidney injury). ... #Hypertension #Workup
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance (MGRS)

MGRS
• MGRS refers to kidney disease caused by nephrotoxic monoclonal immunoglobulins
does not meet criteria ... Diagnostic Workup ... guide subtype classification ... : organized (e.g ... non-organized (e.g
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Culture (+): Acute ... Septic Emboli Cause Injury ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
hepatitis, or acute ... Diagnosis (Clinical Criteria ... Classification: ... IV albumin (1 g/kg ... liver insult (e.g