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Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
to Acute Kidney Injury ... Atheroemboli — 1% ... #AcuteKidneyInjury ... #AKI #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... +K / serum Na >1 ... Hypothyroidism, Adrenal ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... table #sodium #nephrology
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Workup Step #1 ... & desmopressin test ... #Management #Algorithm ... #Sodium #nephrology
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Utilizing Uric Acid 
ADH promotes Urea/uric acid excretion along with water
Diagnosis Algorithm ... water retention 1) ... High Uric Acid → renal ... salt wasting By ... #nephrology #sodium
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... Step 1) Screening ... Test: 6-8AM Cortisol ... require Cosyntropin testing ... Insufficiency #Algorithm
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... declines > ALT) • AKI ... Hyperuricemia • Hyponatremia ... + myoglobin AKI ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Diagnosis and Management ... , hyponatremia may ... PEARLS: 1. ... A STIM test can ... 1.
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
Urinis", determined heating ... Clarity Dipstick test ... Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) FE Na < ... 1% Urine sodium
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
, rhabdo/crush injury ... , RTA Type IV, AI ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... 5-10U reg IV + 1- ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
indirect Coombs test ... Crossmatch - involves testing ... , DIC, hypoTN, renal ... Related Acute Lung Injury ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management