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Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
urinalysis, labs - Management ... red blood cells/proteinuria ... renal biopsy - Management ... treating underlying cause ... ultrasonography - Manaqement
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
• Renal: (AKI, proteinuria ... Goodpasture's cause ... hematuria, RBC casts ... , low grade proteinuria ... differential #diagnosis #management
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Causes of Proteinuria ... Algorithm Persistent Proteinuria ... UTI Orthostatic Proteinuria ... sediment - WBC/RBC casts ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Protein Losing Enteropathy
Clinical Presentation:
 • Volume overload: Peripheral edema, pleural effusion or ascites.
 • Gl symptoms
without apparent cause ... protein loss (e.g. proteinuria ... Enteropathy #diagnosis #management
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
RBC casts in urine ... Proteinuria often ... but in severe cases ... Massive proteinuria ... Classification #Proteinuria
Hypertension in Pregnancy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pre-existing Hypertension - Before Pregnancy OR <20 weeks gestational age
gestational age - No Proteinuria ... Secondary - Proteinuria ... gestational age • No Proteinuria ... Hypertension • Proteinuria ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes
Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome 
== Nephrotic Syndrome ==
Onset - Insidious 
Edema - ++++
Blood
- Normal/low Proteinuria ... Red blood cell casts ... pressure - Raised Proteinuria ... Red blood cell casts
Renal Failure Prognosis - The eGFR and proteinuria offers a general prognosis as demonstrated in the
- The eGFR and proteinuria ... #CKD #EGFR #Proteinuria
Albuminuria (Grades) and Risk for CKD
Normal to mildly increased albuminuria:
 - Albumin excretion rate: < 30
Macroalbuminuria, overt proteinuria ... Larger amounts of proteinuria ... Nephrotic-range proteinuria ... nephrotic range proteinuria ... nephrotic range proteinuria