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Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Classification ... tubular necrosis (causes ... : sepsis, meds, ... interstitial nephritis (AIN
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Illness (SBI): 1) UTI ... pyelonephritis Most common cause ... seizure) #Diagnosis #Peds ... #EM #Classification
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
Infection of the kidney ... barrier -> Bacteria gain ... urea which may cause ... UrinaryTractInfection #LUTI
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... Pneumonia on Lung POCUS ... POCUS lung exam ... travel hx, home meds ... Progressive URI
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Acute Kidney Injury ... specific treatment • AIN ... long-term Foley • UTI ... Medications → Stop meds ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney
Urothelial Thickening on Renal POCUS
Teenager (female) with flank pain and fever.  POCUS to evaluate for
Thickening on Renal POCUS ... female) with flank pain ... POCUS to evaluate ... first febrile UTI ... on u/s in young peds
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
dengue severity classification ... retro-orbital pain ... and no apparent focus ... Intense abdominal pain ... fever #severity #classification
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
tract, and often causes ... Polyarteritis Nodosa: - Kidneys ... , testes -> pain ... Kidneys -> glomerulonephritis ... #rheumatology #classification
Hydronephrosis and Urinoma on Renal POCUS (Transverse)
Pt c/o RUQ pain. Has known gallstones and states feels
Urinoma on Renal POCUS ... Transverse) Pt c/o RUQ pain ... free fluid around kidney ... urinoma in this case ... when doing POCUS
Pyonephrosis with large renal calculus on POCUS
Acute left flank pain with nausea and vomiting. What's the
renal calculus on POCUS ... Acute left flank pain ... with nausea and ... hydronephrosis #kidney