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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Acute Kidney Injury ... Interleukin-2) • Tumor ... Cancer #Oncology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... • Obstruction (Tumor ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes #algorithm
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 •
Rhabdomyolysis • Tumor ... lysis syndrome ... glycosides • High acute ... blockers - MCW Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... AKI - Differential ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... Urinary bladder tumors ... Diagnosis #nephrology
Hypermagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism
Renal Failure 
Excessive Mg Administration 
 - Massive PO intake
Mechanisms - Tumor ... lysis syndrome ... #Diagnosis #High ... Magnesium #Table #Causes ... #Management
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... , Acute Respiratory ... Alkalosis, Tumor ... hormonal therapy, IV ... #nephrology #phosphorus
Lupus Nephritis Primer
Class I - Minimal Mesangial
Class II - Mesangial Proliferative
Class Ill - Focal Proliferative
Class IV
Proliferative Class IV ... Nephritis #SLE #Classification ... #Classes #differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #nephrology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
be treated with IV ... Renin secreting tumor ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #differential ... #potassium #nephrology
Causes of Pseudocellulitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Cellulitis Mimics

Cellulitis: Deep skin and subcutaneous fat infection

Pseudo
- Differential ... Dolor, Calor, and Rumor ... • Gout • Acute ... • Compartment syndrome ... • IV infiltration
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
 • Redistribution: IV glucose, Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis, IV hyperalimentation, Refeeding after starvation,
Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... after starvation, Acute ... Hypomagnesemia #Causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #nephrology