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Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
, AKD Acute Kidney ... Injury (AKI): ... Disease (CKD): ... Disease (NKD): ... #nephrology #acute
Pathophysiology - Pathogenesis of Chronic Kidney Disease

#Pathophysiology #Nephrology #Chronic #Kidney #Disease #CKD
Pathophysiology ... Disease #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Chronic ... #Kidney #Disease ... #CKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Acute Kidney Injury ... Immune-complex disease ... , External obstruction ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Acute Kidney Injury ... LC deposition disease ... Minimal change disease ... bladder outlet obstruction ... Classification #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... requires bilateral obstruction ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney ... #Injury #Classification ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... Injury (AKI) ... - Pre-renal disease ... Urinary tract obstruction ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic Kidney ... Algorithm Decreased kidney ... hypoperfusion Post-Renal (Obstruction ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
causes of Acute Kidney ... Injury AKI - Differential ... artery stenosis) OBSTRUCTIVE ... • Primary GNs: Disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... hypovolaemia and obstruction ... imaging #Acute #Kidney ... #Injury #AKI #Workup ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Electrical injury ... Renal tubular obstruction ... nephrotoxicity to kidney ... of underlying disease ... causes #treatment #nephrology