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Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
(e.g. pregnant ... as: - Acute kidney ... injury (often with ... proteinuria, or chronic renal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... Injury (AKI) ... - Recent hypo/hypertension ... US w/ PVR - ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
causes of Acute Kidney ... Injury AKI - Differential ... thromboembolism, renal ... tumors INTRINSINC RENAL ... Acute Tubular Injury
IDEAL-ICUTrial - Visual Abstract
Is there an ideal time to start Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) in patients
time to start Renal ... Injury (AKI) and ... Injury, there was ... VisualAbstract #Nephrology ... #EBM #RRT #CriticalCare
ELAIN trial - Visual Abstract
Does Early Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy have a better impact on
Initiation of Renal ... Patients with Acute Kidney ... Injury? ... VisualAbstract #Nephrology ... #EBM #RRT #CriticalCare
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
heart failure, neurologic ... disturbance, or acute kidney ... injury). 6. ... renal bruit or ... Neurologic disorders
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
 •
Hypertensive Disorders ... And Proteinuria (e.g ... evidence of organ injury ... severe RUQ pain, renal ... finding of organ injury
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
Management of Pediatric Kidney ... therapy (MET): e.g ... Monitoring for extra-renal ... involvement: eyes, TFT, ECG ... Management #Pediatrics #nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
) • AKI: BUN/Cr ... perfusion → renal ... nephrotoxicity to kidney ... several times per ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
Crisis: 1) Acute kidney ... injury 2) Abrupt ... onset of hypertension ... endothelial cell injury ... #rheumatology #nephrology