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Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute Kidney ... Injury ( AKI ) ... • Inflammatory disease ... #Differential #Nephrology ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
months without treatment ... underlying liver disease ... Kidney Failure ... Drug-Induced Liver Injury ... #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
→ liver test abnormalities ... evidence of liver failure ... HELLP, Celiac disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... cardiac muscle, kidneys ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... Skin involvement, Kidney ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... Alcohol-related liver disease ... #hepatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
of multiorgan failure ... Heart, lung, and kidney ... failure DDX: ... Liver function tests ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
: - Acute kidney ... injury with serum ... - Concomitant diseases ... - Multiorgan failure ... #hepatology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
advanced liver disease ... or acute liver failure ... Treatment Overview ... Hepatorenal #Syndrome #Hepatology ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis