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Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
): • GFR < 60 ... Kidney Diseases and ... • GFR < 60 ml/min ... ): • GFR ≥ 60 ... #nephrology #acute
Regulation of GFR
Physiologically, GFR is auto-regulated very precisely with changes in the mean arterial pressure (MAP)
Regulation of GFR ... Physiologically, GFR ... tubuloglomerular, and ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology ... #GFR #FiltrationRate
Effects of Prostaglandins and NSAIDs on the Kidney
Effects of Prostaglandins on the Kidney:
 • The vasodilatory
is increased in CKD ... setting of modest GFR ... prolonged NSAID use in CKD ... with GFR > 30 and ... avoidance with GFR
Effects of a Low-Protein, Low-Salt Diet on the Afferent Arteriole. A lower intake of dietary protein
glomerular damage and ... #Pathophys #Nephro ... #CKD #LowProteinDiet ... #GFR #NEJM
To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
accurately predict GFR ... , age, gender, and ... overestimation of GFR ... used to estimate GFR ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and ... esp w oliguria / GFR ... Labs: BMP (Assess GFR ... Redistribution and ... guide to diagnosis and