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Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
Definitions of AKI ... AKI): • Increase ... ): • AKI, OR ... structural damage #AKI ... #nephrology #acute
Acute Kidney Injury - RIFLE and AKIN Criteria for Diagnosis and Classification of AKI
 • AKIN
- RIFLE and AKIN ... 1 - Increase in ... Stage 2 - Increase ... #Injury #AKI #RIFLE ... #nephrology
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
sensitive) • AKI ... , AKD, rapidly progressive ... CKD of unclear ... #Algorithm #nephrology ... #diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
(AKI) - Differential ... Nephrolithiasis) • Neurogenic ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #AKI ... #nephrology #causes ... #algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
(AKI) - Differential ... PRE-Renal AKI ... INTRA-Renal AKI ... POST-Renal AKI ... #nephrology
Interpreting Kidney Biomarkers

↑ Creatinine: 
 • AKI, CKD
 • Medications that lead to nephroprotective ↓ in
Interpreting Kidney ... Creatinine: • AKI ... Cystatin C: • AKI ... #renal #diagnosis ... #laboratory #nephrology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... Injury (AKI) ... Causes of Inpatient AKI ... disease — 21% - AKI ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury 

#Diagnosis #Nephrology #AKI #Acute #KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential #Workup #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... of Acute Kidney ... Injury #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology #AKI ... Differential #Workup #Algorithm
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic Criteria
HRS-AKI (Acute: previously known as HRS Type 1)
 • ↑ Creatinine
Criteria HRS-AKI ... known as HRS Type 1) ... known as HRS Type 2) ... • HRS-AKD ... ascites • HRS-CKD
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
prolonged prerenal AKI ... obstruction) • Neurogenic ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI ... Classification #diagnosis ... #nephrology