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Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... tubular necrosis (causes ... : sepsis, meds, ... usually requires bilateral ... #Kidney #Injury
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
repeat testing • Acute ... onset and unilateral ... • Symptoms of UTI ... and treat for UTI ... Workup #urology #blood
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines ... in case of Pneumonia ... travel hx, home meds ... Progressive URI ... Bilateral B-lines
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Anemia of chronic kidney ... disease, Acute ... blood loss, Anemia ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
admitted with acute ... HPI: 1 day of acute ... tenderness UA no blood ... cysts may be a cause ... occasionally may cause
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
Renal Crisis: 1) Acute ... kidney injury ... , add other BP meds ... • Refractory cases ... Renal #Crisis #rheumatology