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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
and Differential Diagnosis ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... syndrome: troponin ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology #causes
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
• Drugs • Pulmonary ... GI losses • Renal ... • Reduced GFR, AKI ... Hypo-osmolar urine ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
• Drugs • Pulmonary ... GI losses • Renal ... • Reduced GFR, AKI ... Hypo-osmolar urine ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
General approach to AKI ... and intrinsic renal ... performance for diagnosing ... @PulmCrit #AKI ... AcuteKidneyInjury #Nephrology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
UOP/weights - Urine ... protein/Cr - Renal ... - 45% - Pre-renal ... mostly ATN and pre-renal ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Kidney Injury (AKI ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #AKI ... #nephrology #causes
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
- Differential Diagnosis ... Overfill (Increased renal ... sodium retention, Urine ... • NSAlDs • AKI ... Acute Respiratory Distress
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... for Pulmonary Renal ... , biopsy By Tess ... #Renal #Syndrome ... #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Kidney Injury (AKI ... gammopathy of renal ... Kidney #Injury #AKI ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Classification #Nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
- Differential Diagnosis ... at least 50% Renal ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... Sjögren) Post-Renal ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology