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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Common Patterns on Urinalysis
 - Prerenal
 - ATN
 - AIN
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Acute Kidney Injury ... AIN - UTI - Nephrotic ... Syndrome - Nephritic ... #Urinalysis #diagnosis ... #table #comparison
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Interstitial Nephritis ... sensitive) • AKI ... #Interstitial #Nephritis ... AIN #Algorithm #nephrology ... #diagnosis
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Causes of Hyponatremia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pain/Post-op • Neurologic ... Cirrhosis • Nephrotic ... • Reduced GFR, AKI
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Causes of Hyponatremia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pain/Post-op • Neurologic ... Cirrhosis • Nephrotic ... • Reduced GFR, AKI
General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
General approach to AKI ... performance for diagnosing ... acute tubular interstitial ... nephritis ... AcuteKidneyInjury #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
prolonged prerenal AKI ... nephritis (AIN) ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI ... Classification #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
deficiency, Post-AKI ... Renal Losses (AKI ... failure, Cirrhosis, Nephrotic ... #differential #diagnosis ... table #sodium #nephrology
NSAIDS and their effects on the Kidney - Pathophysiology

Arachidonic Acid metabolites into alternative pathways that modify
distal nephron: Hyponatremia ... flow: Pre renal AKI ... immune reaction • Acute ... Interstitial Nephritis ... KidneyDisease #nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Causes of Hyponatremia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... UNa > 20: • Acute ... , UNa < 20 • Nephrotic ... Algorithm #Causes #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
(AKI) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... interstitial nephritis ... Kidney #Injury #AKI ... #nephrology