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Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
Causes of acute kidney ... the different anatomic ... components of the kidney ... #Diagnosis #AKI ... #Acute #Kidney #
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Artery Stenosis, Abdominal ... #Acute #Kidney
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic Criteria
HRS-AKI (Acute: previously known as HRS Type 1)
 • ↑ Creatinine
Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic ... Criteria HRS-AKI ... haematuria, Normal renal ... ultrasound HRS-NAKI ... Hepatorenal #Syndrome #diagnosis
Horseshoe kidney on POCUS
Incidental finding- Midline mass just anterior to abdominal aorta

Dr. Mohammed Alshamsi @EmergOmBur

#Horseshoe #kidney
Horseshoe kidney ... just anterior to abdominal ... aorta Dr. ... POCUS #clinical #renal ... #ultrasound
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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 ... biopsy • Abdominal ... imaging #Acute #Kidney ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Diagnosis (Clinical ... ultrasound ... Exclude other AKI ... HRS-Non-AKI (formerly ... Diagnostic Support
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
radiation dose Ultrasound ... causes of flank or abdominal ... with function and anatomy ... scan) when an ultrasound ... #Kidney #stones
Renal Pelvis Stone on POCUS

A patient presents with fever and RLQ pain.  Coronal plane showing
Renal Pelvis Stone ... liver & right kidney ... , IVC & aorta seen ... nephrolithiasis #clinical #ultrasound ... #kidney #anatomy
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Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
- Differential Diagnosis ... herniation • Anatomic ... breast, prostate, renal ... Referred Pain: • Aorta ... collection • Kidney
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... declines > ALT) • AKI ... + myoglobin AKI ... nephrotoxicity to kidney