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Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
, AKD Acute Kidney ... • GFR < 60 ml/min ... • AKI, OR • GFR ... /CKD • No structural ... damage #AKI #CKD
The GFR Clock for Staging CKD

Staging CKD is most frequently done by calculating the estimated glomerular
The GFR Clock for ... Staging CKD Staging ... as a proxy for kidney ... filtered in the kidney ... Using the GFR clock
Interpreting Kidney Biomarkers

↑ Creatinine: 
 • AKI, CKD
 • Medications that lead to nephroprotective ↓ in
Interpreting Kidney ... Creatinine: • AKI, CKD ... nephroprotective ↓ in GFR ... Cystatin C: • AKI, CKD ... #Biomarkers #Kidney
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 ... Prostaglandins #NSAIDs #Kidney
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic Kidney ... Disease - Differential ... ) • Multiple myeloma ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology #Differential
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
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Algorithm and Differential ... blood count with differential ... myoglobin • Myeloma ... imaging #Acute #Kidney
Causes of Hyperuricemia
Increased production
 • Solid-organ transplant
 • Tumor lysis syndrome
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 • Lesch Nyhan
Functionally normal kidneys ... Associated with chronic kidney ... disease (CKD) stages ... protein in the kidney ... UricAcid #diagnosis #differential
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Hyperphosphatemia - Differential ... acidosis, DKA Kidney ... Disease: • AKI, CKD ... Hyperphosphatemia #Differential
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... - Hx of AKI/CKD ... 21% - AKI on CKD ... Algorithm #Causes #Differential