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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... ANCA, ANA, Anti-GBM ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... • Cardio-renal syndrome ... #Injury #AKI #Workup
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
acute respiratory distress ... syndrome Conclusion ... VisualAbstract #Pulmonary #EBM ... #CriticalCare
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome ... Pulmonary Renal Syndromes ... anti-ANCA ab, anti-GBM ... , biopsy By Tess ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome JAMA ... Recruitment #PEEP #ARDS #EBM ... Postoperative #Pulmonary #CriticalCare
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
• Hepatorenal syndromes ... Glomerulonephritis • Anti-GBM ... deposition (IgA, post-strep ... Infections (CMV, strep ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Ischemia, Compartment Syndrome ... Increased O2 Demand: Stress ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... in Short Bowel Syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
• Acute stroke syndromes ... Paraneoplastic syndrome ... Coxsackie, HIV, CMV, EBV ... dystrophies Work ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
drastically elevates the stress ... with circulating stress ... hormones that work ... for Refeeding Syndrome ... management #treatment #criticalcare
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
microbiological techniques Work-up ... nutritionally variant Strep ... factors: - Serology ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... #differential #workup
APRV in ARDS - A Visual Abstract

Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
acute respiratory distress ... syndrome. https ... #EBM #CriticalCare