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Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Causes of Acute ... Small-vessel vasculitis Acute ... • Toxins • Prolonged ... #Diagnosis #Acute
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... disease - Acute ... contrast, rhabdo, prolonged ... prerenal AKI) - Acute ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI #Acute
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of Acute ... Post-infectious GN, Lupus Acute ... Necrosis (ATN) • Prolonged ... Drugs • Toxins Acute ... #AKI #causes #Acute
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
->
Acute Rheumatic ... valvular injury -> Prolonged ... , Carditis #Acute
Acute Compartment Syndrome
 • Crush injuries, burns, circumferential constriction to limbs (each containing facially divided muscle
Acute Compartment ... of long bones, Prolonged ... compartment pressure #Acute
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
common diagnoses Acute ... relapses, requiring prolonged
Acute Otitis Media: Complications
Infection and inflammation of the middle ear
 - Prolonged obstruction of e. tube
Acute Otitis Media ... middle ear - Prolonged ... Balance Problems #Acute
Hydroxychloroquine - Risks and Benefits in Lupus
Benefits:
↓ Disease activity, ↓ Flare, ↓ Damage, ↓ Corticosteroid dose,
bloating [common] - Prolonged ... medications leading to prolonged ... - Cuteanous: acute
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Acute Closed Angle ... angle closure -> Prolonged ... Photophobia #Acute
Acute Recurrent Pericarditis
= recurrence of Acute Pericarditis (AP) after free interval >4-6 weeks without symptoms, >1/4
Acute Recurrent ... recurrence of Acute ... status, Subacute ≠ acute ... episode of AP: Prolonged