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Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
, renal, and post-renal ... Renal causes of ... AKI should be considered ... #Diagnosis #AKI ... Causes #Sites #Nephrology
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic ... algorithm Decreased ... Aldosterone high: • Post-renal ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis ... #algorithm #nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Algorithm Syndrome ... to ADH • Pain/Post-op ... • Neurologic ... GI losses • Renal ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Algorithm Syndrome ... to ADH • Pain/Post-op ... • Neurologic ... GI losses • Renal ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infection, Autoimmune Post-Renal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology #causes ... #algorithm
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
) - Prerenal, Renal ... • Infection POST-RENAL ... stricture/valves Meatal ... /phimosis #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Nephrology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Defining ... Clinicians should ... hypokalemia • Renal ... #nephrology #potassium
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Decreased intake/absorption: Starvation, Alcoholism, Malabsorption, Phosphate binder use
 • Redistribution/
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm • Decreased ... bone syndrome • Renal ... PTH, Fanconi, Post ... #nephrology #phosphate
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Decreased ... hypoperfusion Post-Renal ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Septic • ... Crystalline - Gout ... Erythematosus (SLE), should ... Joint #Disorders #msk