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General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
General approach to AKI ... sodium excretion ... and intrinsic renal ... performance for diagnosing ... AcuteKidneyInjury #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Kidney #Injury #AKI ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology #causes
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Utilizing Uric Acid 
ADH promotes Urea/uric acid excretion along with water
Osmolarity 2) Urine ... Osmolarity 3) Urine ... Sodium 4) Serum ... High Uric Acid → renal ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
volume-based algorithm Urine ... Sodium loss (diuretics ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #sodium ... #nephrology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
UOP/weights - Urine ... protein/Cr - Renal ... - 45% - Pre-renal ... mostly ATN and pre-renal ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Volume Based Approach to Hyponatremia
Hypovolemic, Serum uric acid >4
 • Urine Na <20: Extra-renal losses
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Na <20: Extra-renal ... Na >30: Renal losses ... Na > 30: Renal ... Hyponatremia #algorithm #diagnosis ... #sodium #low #nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
- Differential Diagnosis ... GI losses • Renal ... • Reduced GFR, AKI ... Hypo-osmolar urine ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
- Differential Diagnosis ... GI losses • Renal ... • Reduced GFR, AKI ... Hypo-osmolar urine ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Distal Renal Tubular ... much easier to diagnosis ... with direct urine ... Failure to acidify urine ... #Management #Nephrology
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm

1) Check Urine Osmolality:
 > 600 mOsm/kg - Implies extrarenal mechanism
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm 1) Check Urine ... mOsm/kg - Implies renal ... Workup #Algorithm #nephrology ... #sodium