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Causes of Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework 
Pre-Renal
Post-Renal
Intrinsic Renal:
 • Tubules (ATN)
 • Glomerular:
Causes of Acute ... Kidney Injury - ... Framework Pre-Renal ... Interstitium (AIN ... #KidneyInjury #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Framework Pre-Renal ... Pigment, Protein) • AIN ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
unilateral flank pain ... • Symptoms of UTI ... and treat for UTI ... Nephrology for renal ... Nephrology if cause
Blunt Trauma Kidney Laceration on POCUS
- 23 y/o man presented with RUQ ~ epigastric pain 
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Blunt Trauma Kidney ... Laceration on POCUS ... RUQ ~ epigastric pain ... #Laceration #Renal ... Blunt #Trauma #POCUS
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... / discitis • Metastases ... breast, prostate, renal ... collection • Kidney ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Renal Infarction on POCUS

An illustrative case of renal infarction: Note that there is almost no color
on POCUS An ... illustrative case ... upper half of the kidney ... #Infarction #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #kidney
Ureteral Stone on Renal POCUS

A 23yo male with no significant PMHx presents with acute LLQ pain,
Ureteral Stone on Renal ... POCUS A 23yo ... with acute LLQ pain ... no evidence of UTI ... #POCUS #clinical
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid gland structure-related
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism
 • Parathyroid adenoma
 • Parathyroid hyperplasia
 • Parathyroid
Causes of Hypercalcemia ... • Osteolytic metastases ... breast, lung, renal ... lung cancer • Renal ... Pheochromocytoma Chronic kidney
Renal Mass found on POCUS
48yo M healthy.  Several ED visits for abdominal pain.  Labs
Renal Mass found ... on POCUS 48yo M ... for abdominal pain ... renal mass. ... #ultrasound #kidney
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... of Abdominal Pain ... hydronephrosis • renal ... #Pediatrics #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Peds