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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Framework Pre-Renal ... Hypercalcemia, Renal ... Medications Intra-Renal ... Autoimmune Post-Renal ... #causes #algorithm
Common ultrasound abnormalities seen on kidney and urinary bladder POCUS

- Dr. Abhilash Koratala MD - NephroPOCUS
urinary bladder POCUS ... #bladder #differential ... #diagnosis #pocus ... #ultrasound #renal ... #clinical
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
urinary sediment, renal ... electrolytes, urea ... HIV serology, renal ... eosinophiluria, renal ... Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Diagnosis Algorithm ... 3 months Pre-Renal ... Atheroemboli • Renal ... hypoperfusion Post-Renal ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute Kidney ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... at least 50% Renal ... Sjögren) Post-Renal ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... Urine Na/K/Cl/urea ... protein/Cr - Renal ... - 45% - Pre-renal ... mostly ATN and pre-renal
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polyuria - Urine Output > 3L/day, Increased Urine Volume (>2ml/min)
Osmotic
of Polyuria - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Increased urea ... Recovery from Acute Renal ... #Polyuria #Nephrology
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Utilizing Uric Acid 
ADH promotes Urea/uric acid excretion along with water
Hyponatremia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... ADH promotes Urea ... High Uric Acid → renal ... #nephrology #sodium
Hypercalcemia of Malignancy - Pathophysiology
PTH-mediated
 • Parathyroid cancer
 • Ectopic production: Small cell lung cancer, ovarian
D - Increased renal ... reabsorption in kidney ... Cell of lung, Renal ... Pathophysiology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #algorithm
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Adenoma
 • Hyperplasia
 • MEN 1 and 2A
Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism
Hypercalcemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Renal Failure, Post-Renal ... Breast, Kidney, ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm