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ACEI Antihypertensive Dose Comparison. Consider divided (BID) regimen for better pre-dose (trough) BP control for the
ACEI Antihypertensive ... the following ACEIs ... potassium, and renal ... #ACEInhibitor #ACEIs
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
kidney injury (AKI ... AKI is classified ... into pre-renal, ... renal, and post-renal ... Renal causes of
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Kidney Injury (AKI ... Framework PRE-Renal ... Shunting INTRA-Renal ... AKI: • Vascular ... Drug-induced POST-Renal
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors - Inhibit the conversion of AngI to AngII
 • Captopril, Lisinopril, Enalapril, Benazepril,
, Candesartan, Olmesartan ... Enzyme #Inhibitors #ACEis
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Kidney Injury (AKI ... protein/Cr - Renal ... - 45% - Pre-renal ... disease — 21% - AKI ... mostly ATN and pre-renal
Perioperative Acute Renal Failure Management

Pre-renal | Renal | Post-Renal

 - Mark Harris, MD MPH @ https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisMD
Perioperative Acute Renal ... Management Pre-renal ... | Renal | Post-Renal ... Perioperative #AKI ... #Renal #Failure
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Kidney Injury (AKI ... Framework Pre-Renal ... Hypercalcemia, Renal ... Medications Intra-Renal ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #AKI
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework 
Pre-Renal
Post-Renal
Intrinsic Renal:
 • Tubules (ATN)
 • Glomerular:
Framework Pre-Renal ... Post-Renal Intrinsic ... Renal: • Tubules ... drtonydang @CMC_IM #AKI
Interpreting Kidney Biomarkers

↑ Creatinine: 
 • AKI, CKD
 • Medications that lead to nephroprotective ↓ in
Creatinine: • AKI ... Medications that ↓ renal ... Cystatin C: • AKI ... Biomarkers #Kidney #renal
General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
General approach to AKI ... differentiate between pre-renal ... and intrinsic renal ... @PulmCrit #AKI