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Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
pre-renal, renal, and post-renal ... causes of AKI should ... Kidney #Injury #Differential ... Causes #Sites #Nephrology
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Knee Effusions - Differential ... Knee Effusions - Septic ... fracture - Patellar dislocation ... Effusions #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #msk
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential ... Monoarthritis • Septic ... Crystalline - Gout ... Erythematosus (SLE), should ... #Differential #
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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• Infection POST-RENAL ... stricture/valves Meatal ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential ... #Nephrology
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
The differential ... , Dehydration: neurologic ... Diuresis: HHS, post-obstructive ... of correction should ... #management #nephrology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Clinicians should ... Nasogastric drainage, Post-hypercapnia ... #hypokalemia #differential ... algorithm #causes #nephrology
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
and bag-valve mask ... Patients should ... Pharmacologic treatment ... Management #Emergency #Neurology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Hematuria in Post-Renal ... Renal #Transplant #differential ... urine #management #treatment ... #nephrology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... Bronchoscopy with serial ... confirm DAH, rule out ... Renal #Syndrome #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
anti—muscle-specific kinase (MuSK ... antibodies - MuSK-positive ... treatment Of ocular ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #treatment