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Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... - Hx of AKI/CKD ... disease — 21% ... - AKI on CKD— 13% ... Algorithm #Causes #Differential
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Investigations: full blood ... ultrasonography, serum ... electrolytes, urea, uric acid ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic Kidney ... Disease - Differential ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Impact and Challenges With Vitamin D to Treat Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Disease Ergocalciferol ... with early-stage CKD ... patients with CKD ... Hyperparathyroidism #CKD ... #Nephrology #Management
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
acidosis, DKA Kidney ... Disease: • AKI ... , CKD Increased ... Renal Phosphate ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Serum Mg: GI losses, Renal losses, Alcoholism, Malnutrition, Drug-Induced
Algorithm • Low Serum ... Mg: GI losses, Renal ... Hyperparathyroidism: CKD ... , infiltrative disease ... Large volumes of blood
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Diagnosis and Management ... , Kidney Disease ... (CKD) - Metabolism ... Pancreatitis, Blood ... endocrinology #differential
Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease (ACKD) Screening and Management
 • Asymptomatic dialysis/renal transplant patient, aged >60 years,
Acquired Cystic Kidney ... Disease (ACKD) ... Screening and Management ... #Disease #ACKD ... surveillance #radiology #nephrology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
, Busulfan • Disease ... #Transplant #differential ... #blood #urine # ... management #treatment ... #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Hyperkalemia: • CKD ... Crush injury • Blood ... • Addison’s disease ... potassium #high #nephrology