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IDEAL-ICUTrial - Visual Abstract
Is there an ideal time to start Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) in patients
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) and Sepsis ... Kidney Injury, ... #IDEALICU #Trial ... #EBM #RRT #CriticalCare
Acute Kidney Injury - RIFLE and AKIN Criteria for Diagnosis and Classification of AKI
 • AKIN
Acute Kidney Injury ... Criteria for Diagnosis ... 0.5 mg/dL; or on RRT ... #Kidney #Injury ... Classification #nephrology
ELAIN trial - Visual Abstract
Does Early Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy have a better impact on
Patients with Acute ... Kidney Injury? ... patients with AKI ... VisualAbstract #Nephrology ... #EBM #RRT #CriticalCare
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... Kidney Injury ( ... cases are caused ... obstruction: • Trial ... for WBCs, RBCs, casts
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Kidney Injury (AKI ... Kidney Injury ( ... AKI) - Acute increase ... Epithelial cell casts
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) in Patients ... Light chain (LC) cast ... Methotrexate • AIN ... #Kidney #Injury
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
sensitive) • AKI ... oliguria • Classic triad ... sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... proteinuria, granular casts ... #diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... #Acute #Kidney ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes #algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... tubular necrosis (causes ... nephritis (AIN) ... #Acute #Kidney ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... Acute Kidney Injury ... AKI - Differential ... #causes #Acute ... #nephrology