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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Common Patterns on Urinalysis
 - Prerenal
 - ATN
 - AIN
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Acute Kidney Injury ... AIN - UTI - Nephrotic ... Syndrome - Nephritic ... #table #comparison ... #nephrology
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
and Nephrotic Syndromes ... Nephritic syndrome ... Nephrotic syndrome ... #Nephrotic #Syndromes ... Classification #Nephrology
Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome 
== Nephrotic Syndrome ==
Onset - Insidious 
Edema - ++++
Blood
Syndrome and Nephritic ... Syndrome == Nephrotic ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #Syndrome #Nephritic ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... a.k.a. hepatorenal syndrome ... nephritis (AIN) ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Interstitial Nephritis ... sensitive) • AKI ... #Interstitial #Nephritis ... AIN #Algorithm #nephrology ... #diagnosis
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Kidney Injury (AKI ... AKI) - Acute increase ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... Interstitial Nephritis ... #Nephrology #Differential
Mechanisms of Cocaine induced AKI

 • Rhabdomyolysis
 • Vasculitis
 • Infarction
 • Acute interstitial nephritis
 •
Cocaine induced AKI ... Infarction • Acute ... interstitial nephritis ... #nephrology #pathophysiology ... #table
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
• NSAlDs • AKI ... /CKD • Nephrotic ... Oncotic Pressure • Nephrotic ... • Sepsis • Acute ... Respiratory Distress
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Algorithm Syndrome ... • Drugs • Pulmonary ... Cirrhosis • Nephrotic ... GFR, AKI/CRF Hormonal ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Algorithm Syndrome ... • Drugs • Pulmonary ... Cirrhosis • Nephrotic ... GFR, AKI/CRF Hormonal ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology