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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Acute Kidney Injury ... malignancies Treatment ... Capillary leak syndrome ... • Proximal tubular ... cyclophosphamide) #Acute
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
plasma insulin (treatment ... tobacco, Renal tubular ... diuresis, Bartter's syndrome ... use), Gitelman's syndrome ... Hypomagnesemia, Acute
Localization of Renal Tubular Defects
Fanconi Syndrome: Proximal tubule
Bartter Syndrome: Thick ascending loop of Henle
Gitelman Syndrome: Distal
Localization of Renal Tubular ... : Proximal tubule ... Bartter Syndrome ... Distal convoluted tubule ... : Collecting tubule
Inherited Defects in Kidney Tubule Epithelial Cells

Renal glucosuria - Na+-dependent glucose cotransporter
Cystinuria - Amino acid transporter
Bartter
Defects in Kidney Tubule ... limb Gitelman syndrome ... distal convoluted tubule ... Liddle syndrome ... Distal renal tubular
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... a.k.a. hepatorenal syndrome ... disease - Acute ... tubular necrosis
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Injury (AKI) - Acute ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... Tubular Necrosis ... • Pigments Tubular
Causes of Breast Disorders and Gynecomastia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Breast Infection:
 - Lactational
abscess • Acute ... in situ • Lobular ... carcinoma • Lobular ... carcinoma • Tubular
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 ... LouLectures #Acute
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
Normal • Renal tubular ... cells - Acute tubular ... cast” - Necrotic tubular ... protein indicating acute ... tubular injury
TiTrATE Approach to Vertigo
TiTrATE approach stands for Timing, Triggers and Targeted Examination.
4 vestibular syndromes that are
4 vestibular syndromes ... Traumatic/toxic acute ... vestibular syndrome ... - Spontaneous acute ... #diagnosis #acute