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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Congestion • Medications ... Neurogenic bladder • Bilateral ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Kidney Injury (AKI ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #AKI ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology #causes
Interpreting Kidney Biomarkers

↑ Creatinine: 
 • AKI, CKD
 • Medications that lead to nephroprotective ↓ in
Creatinine: • AKI ... , CKD • Medications ... Cystatin C: • AKI ... #diagnosis #laboratory ... #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 ... AcuteKidneyInjury #Nephrology ... #CriticalCare
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
prolonged prerenal AKI ... usually requires bilateral ... tract infection • Medications ... Classification #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential Diagnosis ... licorice • Medications ... disease - CKD, AKI ... unilateral and bilateral ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
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common in the later ... CONCENTRATION MEDICATIONS ... Early nephrologv ... Fluid #Balance #management ... #criticalcare
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Hematuria in Post-Renal ... Prostate cancer • Medications ... #differential #diagnosis ... #blood #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
- Differential Diagnosis ... multi-drug resistance) Renal ... Nephritic syndrome • AKI ... Liddle's syndrome • Bilateral ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
particularly underlying renal ... #Vancomycin #AKI ... pharmacology #toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #nephrology