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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Post-Renal: • Obstruction ... (Tumor, Nephrolithiasis ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

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

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Acute Kidney Injury ... Hepatic sinusoidal obstructive ... bladder outlet obstruction ... cyclophosphamide) #Acute #Kidney ... Classification #Nephrology
Causes of Nephrolithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radio-opaque - Calcium-containing - 90% of stones
Radiolucent - Non-calcium 10%
Causes of Nephrolithiasis ... Medullary sponge kidney ... #RenalStones #Nephrolithiasis ... #Nephrology #Differential
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
carcinoma (native kidney ... Chronic rejection, Nephrolithiasis ... differential #diagnosis #kidney ... management #treatment #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... Postrenal: • Ureteral obstruction ... requires bilateral obstruction ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney ... Classification #diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
Acute Kidney Injury ... Due to damage/obstruction ... Cellular debris • Kidney ... LouLectures #Acute #Kidney ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
Management of Pediatric Kidney ... persistent severe pain, Obstruction ... : Liver and/or kidney ... Management #Pediatrics #nephrology ... #nephrolithiasis
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 ... • Polycystic kidney ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute Kidney ... Algorithm Acute Kidney ... Pigments Tubular Obstruction ... ) Post-Renal (Obstruction ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology