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Differential Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury 

#Diagnosis #Nephrology #AKI #Acute #KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential #Workup #Algorithm #Ddxof
of Acute Kidney Injury ... Nephrology #AKI ... #KidneyInjury #Causes ... #Differential #Workup ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
- AKI Workup Algorithm ... investigations abnormal ... investigations depending on clinical ... #AKI #Workup #Algorithm ... #nephrology #causes
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
to Acute Kidney Injury ... e.g AEIOU ) or anuria ... require urgent nephrology ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
ï‚§	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
ï‚§	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
ï‚§	Autonomic
syndrome (GBS) (aka ... ï‚§ Most common cause ... Differential diagnosis ... ï‚§ West Nile virus ... ï‚§ Spinal Cord
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... • Gait is abnormal ... Causes: 1. ... #algorithm
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Presentation: Injury ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... • Infectious causes
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
- Differential Diagnosis ... D D-lactate (short ... Renal failure (uremia ... lung disease (COPD ... #Summary #Nephrology
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
the Fingers Clinically ... include diabetes, anemia ... Nail #Diseases #Abnormal ... #Pathology #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Signs
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
Bandemia, AKI. ... dogs & latter can cause ... microvascular injury ... the key to the diagnosis ... #dermatology #clinical
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
the Journal of Clinical ... phlebotomy/ blood work ... reasoning during clinical ... of unnecessary diagnostic ... #differential #diagnosis