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Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
sphincter tone: • Opiates ... decongestants) • Any drug ... #Medications #Drugs ... #pharmacology # ... differential #diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Megakaryopoiesis • Aplastic Anemia ... methotrexate) • Drugs ... Autoimmune • ITP • SLE ... anti-HLA antibodies Drugs ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Anemia • ... Arthritis • SLE ... Anti-Depressants • Drug ... Alcohol) • Drug ... Malnutrition / Drug
Primary Dermatologic Nail Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nail Plate - Pitting
 • Psoriasis
 • Alopecia Areata
Nail
- Differential Diagnosis ... Under Nails • Drug-Induced ... Trauma/lnfection - Acute ... Telangiectasia • SLE ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
infiltration (e.g ... . drugs, chemotherapy ... Index > 3: • Acute ... Production #Index #hematology ... #diagnosis #calculation
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... AEIOU ) or anuria ... obstruction, Nephrotoxic drugs ... you confirmed diagnosis ... #Acute #KidneyInjury
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Secondary Causes: - Drug ... - Hemolytic anemia ... - APLS • Acute ... spotted fever • Drug ... #hematology #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Classification: • Acute ... . hematologic) ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... extremities Drug ... • Antihistone: Drug
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
erythematosus [SLE ... ) • Sepsis • Drug-induced ... with leukopenia, anemia ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
again we might see ... circulation If drugs ... peritonitis - Acute ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... Alcohol • Type B2: Drugs