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Drug-Induced Acute Kidney Injury - Sites of Action Along the Nephron

#DrugInduced #AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology #Pathophysiology #Pharmacology
Drug-Induced Acute Kidney ... #DrugInduced #AcuteKidneyInjury ... #AKI #Nephrology ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... - Urine Na/K/Cl ... Atheroemboli — 1% #AcuteKidneyInjury ... #AKI #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
alkalosis • Kidney ... - outside the kidneys ... of sodium and potassium ... urine #Algorithm #nephrology ... #differential #diagnosis
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
Management of Pediatric Kidney ... Recurrence: • For ALL ... : Liver and/or kidney ... SwastiThinks #Kidney ... Management #Pediatrics #nephrology
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis ... Hypertensive: • High Al ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #nephrology ... #causes #low #potassium
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE ... • Exogenous (KCL ... #differential #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #pharmacology ... #potassium #medications
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ... ↑ Aldosterone: Kidney ... hypokalemia #urine #potassium ... differential #algorithm #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Inherited Defects in Kidney Tubule Epithelial Cells

Renal glucosuria - Na+-dependent glucose cotransporter
Cystinuria - Amino acid transporter
Bartter
Inherited Defects in Kidney ... syndrome - Na-K-2Cl ... barrtin (recruits Cl ... Inherited #Defects #Kidney ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Associated Acute Kidney ... induced acute kidney ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... #toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #nephrology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
treated with IV potassium ... differentiating kidney ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis ... #differential #potassium ... #nephrology #low