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Differential Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury 

#Diagnosis #Nephrology #AKI #Acute #KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential #Workup #Algorithm #Ddxof
of Acute Kidney Injury ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #KidneyInjury #Causes ... #Differential #Workup
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Finger agnosia - Inability ... able to copy Causes ... : Stroke (main cause ... Traumatic Brain Injury ... Gerstmann #Syndrome #neurology
This is a fibula fracture with a tear of the deltoid ligament and syndesmotic ligaments. 

It’s
of the deltoid ligament ... and syndesmotic ligaments ... It’s caused by a ... #syndesmotic #injury ... #orthopedics #instability
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament ... Case description ... HAGL) can be a cause ... anterior shoulder instability ... capsuloligamentous injury
Webber Ankle Injury Classification

A: In a Supination-Adduction injury the fibula breaks first, with a fracture below
In more severe cases ... malleolus OR a deltoid ligament ... Because a deltoid ligament ... These injuries are caused ... document the degree instability
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Med, Contrast, Pigment ... Acute #Kidney #Injury ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes #algorithm
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
to Acute Kidney Injury ... require urgent nephrology ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... osmolarity If cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
episodes usually cause ... Extreme emotional lability ... Sclerosis (ALS) (*main cause ... Traumatic Brain Injury ... Pseudobulbar #Affect #neurology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - Workup ... rise or increased lability ... or acute kidney injury ... #Hypertension #Workup