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Crystal cast in patient with AKI and TLS on Urine Microscopy

Randy Luciano MD, PhD @RandyLucianoMD

#TLS #Crystal
Crystal cast in ... patient with AKI ... and TLS on Urine Microscopy ... #casts #crystalluria ... #Urine #Microscopy
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Epithelial cell casts ... Obstruction • Cast ... myeloma) • Urate crystals ... polyangiitis /microscopic
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
PHYSICAL Assess if patient ... PROBLEM ~80% of AKI cases ... Assess UA w/ microscopy ... for WBCs, RBCs, casts ... , crystals, protein
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Methadone #Initiation #Algorithm ... Management #Addiction #Opiate ... #Prescribing #Inpatient
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
6/02/2022 UPDATE ... should use this algorithm ... reference level Laboratory ... all HIGH RISK CASES ... #SmallPox #Laboratory
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm ... to follow day 1 algorithm ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Management #Addiction #Opiate ... #Prescribing #Inpatient
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm ... levels, with the patient ... continued in most cases ... dependent upon local laboratory ... #differential #algorithm