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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... and Differential Diagnosis ... osmolarity If cause ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology #causes
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... UOP/weights - Urine ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Approach to Acute Kidney ... Injury (AKI) 1 ... IMPROVEMENT If the urine ... you confirmed diagnosis ... simplified #workup #diagnosis
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Totally scuppers the kidney's ... much easier to diagnosis ... with direct urine ... #Management #Nephrology ... #Causes #Differential
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... nephrotoxicity to kidney ... #Management #causes
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... volume-based algorithm Urine ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #sodium ... #nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... Dermatomyositis) AKI ... hour with goal urine ... #causes #treatment
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... irrigation • Management ... stones caused by ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Medications #Table
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
, RTA Type IV, AI ... lysis) ± Urine ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... #potassium #nephrology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
status and low urine ... forward flow to the kidneys ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table