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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) in Patients ... Cancer Related • Hypercalcemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Classification #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia ... #nephrology #causes
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 •
Causes of HyperKalemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... K+: • Tissue injury ... Elimination: • AKI ... blockers - MCW Nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... : • Triad of symptoms ... declines > ALT) • AKI ... + myoglobin AKI ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
spinal artery injury ... and #Acute #SpinalCord ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #orthopedics #neurology
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Spinal Cord Injury ... Respiration None C5 Radial ... Sphincter None #SpinalCord ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Neurology #Spine
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... below the site of injury ... below the site of injury ... #spinal #cord #spinalcord ... #disorders #diagnosis
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
- Differential Diagnosis ... sweat Heat Injury ... Syncope • Signs/Symptoms ... , Liver injury, ... Hypocalcemia - Hyperkalemia
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... , rhabdo/crush injury ... , RTA Type IV, AI ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... unilateral) #SpinalCord ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology