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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Kidney Injury (AKI ... Hypercalcemia • Intravenous ... malignancies Treatment ... Capillary leak syndrome ... Kidney #Injury #AKI
SALT-ED Trial - Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Noncritically Ill Adults

N Engl J Med 2018; 378:819-828
adults treated with intravenous ... hospital-free days between treatment ... crystalloids and treatment ... Crystalloids #Saline #AKI ... #MAKE30 #VisualAbstract
Classification of Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS) and Treatment of Metabolic Abnormalities of TLS
Laboratory TLS:
 • Uric
of Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... (TLS) and Treatment ... Clinical TLS: • AKI ... Hypovolemia - Intravenous ... #TumorLysis #Syndrome
Hepatorenal Syndrome Treatment
Volume expansion: 
 • Albumin (typical dose = 1g/kg on day 1 +/- day
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... Treatment Volume ... terlipressin (intravenous ... #Hepatorenal #Syndrome ... #Treatment #management
Balanced Crystalloids vs. NormalSaline - My infographic about SALT-ED and SMART trial comparing crystalloids and saline
hospital-free days between treatment ... - Stage 2 AKI ... Crystalloids #Saline #AKI ... #VisualAbstract
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... - Intravenous thiamine ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment ... development of Korsakoff syndrome
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... fever - ACS, AKI ... organ damage • Treatment ... Low calcium • Treatment ... - Hyperkalemia treatment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Compartment syndrome ... declines > ALT) • AKI ... or compartment syndrome ... + myoglobin AKI ... Treatment of underlying
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
iniury, Compartment syndrome ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Dermatomyositis) AKI ... oxidative iniury Treatment ... Summary #causes #treatment
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Who gets HRS?
 • Decompensated cirrhosis
 • Typically with existing
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... infection Mainstay of treatment ... in HRS-AKI is vasoactive ... #Hepatorenal #Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment