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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 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... Hepatic sinusoidal obstructive ... bladder outlet obstruction ... cyclophosphamide) #Acute #Kidney ... Classification #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
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Post-Renal: • Obstruction ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
• Endogenous: Rhabdomyolysis ... acidosis, DKA Kidney ... Workup #phosphate #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
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
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Approach to Acute Kidney ... require urgent nephrology ... volume, Urinary obstruction ... to assess for obstruction ... workup #diagnosis #nephrology
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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Bacteremia, Sepsis • Kidneys ... chemo), EtOH, Rhabdomyolysis ... Diagnosis #causes #neurology