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Differential Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury 

#Diagnosis #Nephrology #AKI #Acute #KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential #Workup #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis of Acute ... Kidney Injury ... Nephrology #AKI #Acute ... #KidneyInjury # ... #Differential #Workup
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... injury 4. ... Fulminant: - Acute ... Low voltage Treatment ... sacubitril-valsartan, PPM
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Distribution: Acute ... Myocarditis, Catecholamines ... Post-Coronary) • Acute
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of Acute ... Kidney Injury AKI ... Tubular Injury/ ... , antibiotics, PPI ... #KidneyInjury #
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Kidney Injury (AKI ... Kidney Injury ( ... , allopurinol, PPI ... #KidneyInjury #
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
decompensated chronic PH ... infarction - Myocarditis ... , postpartum CM ... cardiomyopathy Acute
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... Kidney Injury ( ... LorinskyMD #AKI #Acute ... #KidneyInjury # ... simplified #workup
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
hemolytic anemia, PNH ... : • Early acute ... hepatitis • Acute ... Hepatocellular Injury ... • Infection (myocarditis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Acute Kidney Injury ... → No specific treatment ... → Stop meds • BPH ... #Kidney #Injury ... #treatment #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
pregnancy to 5 months postpartum ... fragment • Other: Myocarditis ... up to 8 weeks postpartum ... Karan Desai MD, MPH ... management #cardiology #treatment