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Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
, CKD, AKD Acute ... Disease (CKD): ... (AKD): • AKI, ... /AKD/CKD • No ... #CKD #AKD #Definitions
The GFR Clock for Staging CKD

Staging CKD is most frequently done by calculating the estimated glomerular
Staging CKD Staging ... CKD is most frequently ... calculating the eGFR, CKD ... cut-offs for each CKD ... Diagnosis #Nephro #CKD
Interpreting Kidney Biomarkers

↑ Creatinine: 
 • AKI, CKD
 • Medications that lead to nephroprotective ↓ in
Interpreting Kidney ... , CKD • Medications ... nephroprotective ↓ in GFR ... , CKD • Obesity ... #Biomarkers #Kidney
Selected Clinical Trials of SGLT2 inhibitors in CVD and CKD
EMPA-REG OUTCOME - Empagliflozin lowered CV events
and CKD EMPA-REG ... lowered adverse kidney ... lowered adverse kidney ... patients with CKD ... #CKD
Effects of Prostaglandins and NSAIDs on the Kidney
Effects of Prostaglandins on the Kidney:
 • The vasodilatory
NSAIDs on the Kidney ... Prostaglandins on the Kidney ... is increased in CKD ... prolonged NSAID use in CKD ... with GFR > 30 and
NSAID vs ACEI/ARB effects on the Kidneys

Remember that NSAIDs and ACEI/ARB therapy have opposing effects on
effects on the Kidneys ... Remember that NSAIDs and ... effects on the kidneys ... contribute to kidney ... patients have CKD
Complications of CKD
 - Patients with stages 1-3 ([GFR] >30 mL/min) of CKD are generally asymptomatic;
Complications of CKD ... >30 mL/min) of CKD ... clinically in CKD ... stages 4-5 (GFR ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology #CKD
Bilateral enlarged #kidney in a patient with #polycystic kidney disease

#PhysicalExam #clinical #video #PKD #ADPKD #nephrology
Bilateral enlarged #kidney ... with #polycystic kidney ... disease #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #PKD
Pathophysiology - Pathogenesis of Chronic Kidney Disease

#Pathophysiology #Nephrology #Chronic #Kidney #Disease #CKD
Pathogenesis of Chronic Kidney ... Nephrology #Chronic #Kidney ... #Disease #CKD
Chronic kidney disease 
#ckd #chronic_kidney_disease
Chronic kidney disease ... #ckd #chronic_kidney_disease