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

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Causes of Acute Kidney ... Dehydration • Vascular ... /phimosis #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Nephrology **
Urine Specific Gravity - Interpretation
Specific Gravity = Density of urine / Density of water
SG close to
1.010: • Advanced kidney ... failure SG close ... Interpretation #diagnosis ... #differential # ... nephrology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
causes of Acute Kidney ... Diagnosis HEMODYNAMIC ... • Cardiac failure ... syndrome) • Vascular ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vessel Disease
 • Aneurysm
 • Vascular Malformation
Other
 • Bleeding
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Aneurysm • Vascular ... Subarachnoid #Hemorrhage #SAH ... #Stroke #CVA #Neurology ... #Differential #
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Diagnosis: Causes ... sedation, narcotics, CVA ... #Summary #Nephrology ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... agents, Renal failure ... narrowing on MRA/CTA ... Reversible course Differential ... #management #neurology
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
) - Heart failure ... Cataracts - Macular ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... #Neurology