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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Acute Kidney Injury ... gammopathy of renal ... malignancies Treatment ... cyclophosphamide) #Acute #Kidney ... Classification #Nephrology
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic Kidney ... Algorithm Decreased kidney ... Constipation • Prostate cancer ... Family history, ultrasound ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
carcinoma (native kidney ... carcinoma., Prostate cancer ... differential #diagnosis #kidney ... urine #management #treatment ... #nephrology
Renal Mass found on POCUS
48yo M healthy.  Several ED visits for abdominal pain.  Labs
Renal Mass found ... PoCUS reveals renal ... #Mass #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #kidney ... #cancer
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
No structural kidney ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... ultrasound ... Treatment Overview ... Syndrome #Hepatology #Nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Dermatomyositis Clinical ... nephrotoxicity to kidney ... oxidative injury Treatment ... Treatment of underlying ... #nephrology
Gitelman Syndrome - Diagnosis and Workup
Blood Work:
 - Hypokalemia
 - Hypomagnesemia
 - Metabolic Alkalosis
 - Elevated
excretion of Cl > 0.5% Clinical ... autosomal dominant kidney ... Ultrasound - No ... diagnosis of echogenic kidneys ... Diagnosis #Workup #nephrology
Adrenal Metastases on Renal POCUS
Pt complains of right flank pain, n/v. States feels like prior kidney
Metastases on Renal ... feels like prior kidney ... hydronephrosis seen on ultrasound ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #cancer
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Autoimmune disease, Cancer ... Immunosuppressive agents, Renal ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
the lungs and regional ... Silicosis • Chronic kidney ... Lymphoma • Lung cancer ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Treatment