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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... PRE-Renal AKI ... AKI: • Vascular ... , Anti-GBM • Tubular
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
of the kidney (vascular ... and interstitial disease ... GBM, Glomerular ... #Diagnosis #AKI ... Kidney #Injury #Differential
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Kidney Injury (AKI ... ) - Differential ... Artery Stenosis, Abdominal ... : • Vascular: Emboli ... GN: ANCA, Anti-GBM
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Diagnosis Baseline ... Vasculits: ANCA, ANA ... , Anti-GBM, Anti-ds-DNA ... biopsy • Abdominal ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... Diagnosis for Pulmonary ... : - ANCA-positive ... anti-ANCA ab, anti-GBM ... ab, ANA, C3, C4
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... : (AKI, proteinuria ... Inflammatory eye disease ... coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... #Syndromes #differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Diagnosis and Screening ... - Renal ultrasound ... disease - Renal ... ; MRA; abdominal ... conditions (supine position
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... Myoglobinuria: UA positive ... of underlying disease
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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pulmonary and renal ... - GI tract: abdominal ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... LFT • ESR • ANA ... • Urinalysis (Renal
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
and diplopia) • Vascular ... Skin lesions • Positive ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... Glucocorticoids 5-ASA