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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
Acute Kidney Injury ... the glomeruli, tubules ... tubular necrosis ... dye) • AIN (acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
Causes of acute ... supply; glomerular, tubular ... Diagnosis #AKI #Acute ... Causes #Sites #Nephrology
Acute Tubular Necrosis (ATN) on Urine Microscopy

The specimen was thick to the point it did not
Acute Tubular Necrosis ... MunerMohamed1 #Acute ... #Tubular #Necrosis ... Microscopy #clinical #nephrology
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
Normal • Renal tubular ... cells - Acute tubular ... protein indicating acute ... tubular injury ... key #diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Acute Kidney Injury ... , Anti-GBM • Tubular ... ASanchez_PS #AKI #Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Injury (AKI) - Acute ... Tubular Necrosis ... • Pigments Tubular ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach to Acute ... hematuria, mild tubular ... MatthewHoMD #Acute ... AIN #Algorithm #nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Causes of Acute ... Small-vessel vasculitis Acute ... tubular necrosis ... #Diagnosis #Acute ... #Differential #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... disease - Acute ... tubular necrosis ... prerenal AKI) - Acute ... Classification #diagnosis #nephrology
General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
for diagnosing acute ... tubular interstitial ... AcuteKidneyInjury #Nephrology