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Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Nephritic syndrome ... • AKI/CKD Mineralocorticoid ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... sensitive) • AKI ... , AKD, rapidly progressive ... CKD of unclear ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
/CKD - Recent ... hypo/hypertension ... on CKD— 13% (mostly ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • NSAlDs • AKI ... /CKD • Nephrotic ... pericarditis • Portal hypertension ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... parenchymal disease - CKD ... , AKI, Glomerulonephritis ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI ... Workup Algorithm ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... • Cardio-renal syndrome ... #Workup #Algorithm
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... Emboli Systemic Hypotension ... Ischemia (severe hypotension ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Rhabdomyolysis, Tumor lysis syndrome ... Kidney Disease: • AKI ... , CKD Increased ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... secretion • AKI ... /CKD Salicylate ... MetabolicAcidosis #AnionGap #Nephrology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
heart failure, neurologic ... parenchymal disease: CKD ... White-coat syndrome ... Neurologic disorders ... Guillain-Barre Syndrome