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Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... creatinine by at least ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... Hypotension • Shock ... #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Kidney Injury (AKI ... , Distributive Shock ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes ... #algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Workup Algorithm ... electrolytes, urea ... osmolarity If cause ... syndrome: troponin ... #Workup #Algorithm
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
wet (dependent areas ... meds • Other: AI ... #Classification ... #differential #causes ... #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
wet (dependent areas ... meds • Other: AI ... #Classification ... #differential #causes ... #classification
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... • Caused by splanchnic ... causes (esp. ... Classification: ... • Treat underlying
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
undifferentiated shock ... is in impending shock ... stop, reverse and treat ... - Compartment syndrome ... #typea #typeb #classification
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Vascular Causes ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... Hepatic artery: Shock ... VZV • Trauma: Shock ... Infiltration: Often breast