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

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Causes of Acute Kidney ... Urinary calculi Retroperitoneal ... Diagnosis #Acute #Kidney
Traumatic Perisplenic Retroperitoneal Hematoma on POCUS

Young male with fall from 20 feet.  Soft vitals, LUQ/flank
Traumatic Perisplenic Retroperitoneal ... patient has large retroperitoneal ... position of the left kidney ... RJonesSonoEM #Retroperitoneal
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Acute Kidney Injury ... tract malignancy, retroperitoneal ... appropriate) #Acute #Kidney
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
causes of Acute Kidney ... compression (e.g. retroperitoneal ... primarily related to kidney
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
collection • Kidney ... Nephrolithiasis • Retroperitoneal
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
deficiencies: Chronic kidney ... Trauma, Gl bleed, Retroperitoneal
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
pain: diagnoses retroperitoneal ... Calculi #Renal #Kidney
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
Pancreato-hépato-biliary • Retroperitoneum ... lesions, meninges, kidneys
NSAID vs ACEI/ARB effects on the Kidneys

Remember that NSAIDs and ACEI/ARB therapy have opposing effects on
effects on the Kidneys ... effects on the kidneys ... contribute to kidney ... patients with normal kidney ... used for their kidney
Retroperitoneal Space - Sagittal Anatomy
 • Anterior Pararenal Space
 • Perirenal Space
 • Posterior Pararenal Space

Dr.
Retroperitoneal ... Pal @drdevrad #Retroperitoneal