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Acute limb ischemia (ALI)

Rapid decrease in lower limb blood flow due to acute occlusion of peripheral
(ALI) Rapid ... The symptoms of ALI ... complex process that affects ... #thrombolysis #ALI ... #CLI #heparin #
NSAIDS and their effects on the Kidney - Pathophysiology

Arachidonic Acid metabolites into alternative pathways that modify
effects on the ... flow: Pre renal AKI ... immune reaction • Acute ... KidneyDisease #nephrology ... #Effects #pathophysiology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Kidney Injury (AKI ... (AKI) - Acute increase ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... Urolithiasis #AKI ... #Nephrology #Differential
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... Injury (AKI) ... /urea/protein/Cr ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
- AKI Workup Algorithm ... electrolytes, urea ... osmolarity If cause of AKI ... Kidney #Injury #AKI ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis
Distal RTA is the true Nephrogenic RTA and can be truly divided into
ATPase - AEI ... Carbonic anhydrase II defects ... diseases(Sjogren's Syndrome ... mutations) - CNI ... NH3 secretion defects
Inherited Defects in Kidney Tubule Epithelial Cells

Renal glucosuria - Na+-dependent glucose cotransporter
Cystinuria - Amino acid transporter
Bartter
Inherited Defects ... Increased open time and ... Epithelial #Inherited #Defects ... #Kidney #Nephrology ... #Differential #Table
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
, Acute Respiratory ... Hyperparathyroidism, TKI ... , ALK inhibitor, ... Bisphosphonate and ... #nephrology #phosphorus
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
hepatitis, or acute ... Pathophysiology: ... Exclude other AKI ... Classification: HRS-AKI ... HRS-Non-AKI (formerly
Commonly Observed Laboratory Findings in Hepatic / Liver Failure
 - Elevated conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin -
unconjugated bilirubin - Defects ... —100-fold with acute ... liver disease, ALT ... Hyperammonemia - Impaired urea ... the hepatorenal syndrome