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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 ... cancer Urethral stricture ... #Differential #Nephrology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
• Stone • Stricture ... hematuria Bladder Causes ... Urethra/Prostate Causes ... urinary tract) Causes ... #urology #nephrology
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
- Congenital - Structural ... uropathy, Metabolic causes ... Classification #Types #Nephrology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Caused by splanchnic ... • No structural ... Bland urine (no casts ... Exclude other AKI causes ... Syndrome #Hepatology #Nephrology
Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Causes of Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
 • Neuromuscular causes: CVA/CNS tumor/ALS, Parkinson's,
and Esophageal Causes ... Muscular dystrophy • Structural ... cervical ring/web/stricture ... Functional dysphagia • Structural ... Plummer-Vinson Web, Strictures
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis
Renal:
 - Glomerular - IgA Nephropathy, Thin basement membrane, Alport syndrome,
Causes of Hematuria ... nephrocalcinosis, Trauma - Structural ... Malignancy, Calculi, Stricture ... Malignancy, Calculi, Stricture ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Approach to Nausea / Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Gastrointestinal 
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Approach to Nausea ... Gastrointestinal - Structural ... Disorders • Other Causes ... /AnthonyXuMD #Nausea
Dysphagia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
Structural
 • Tumors
 • Zenker's Diverticulum
 • Foreign Bodv
Neuromuscular Toxic/Metabolic
 • Myasthenia
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia Structural ... Symptoms • Reflux Stricture ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
The Aetiology of Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) in the Structurally Normal Heart and in Structural Heart Disease
Normal Heart and in Structural ... Classification #Causes ... #Structural #Cardiology
Subjective Tinnitus: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Subjective Tinnitus - Perceived sound with no acoustic stimulus, heard only
refers to sound caused ... by structures in ... #Tinnitus #Causes