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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Workup Algorithm ... Diagnosis Baseline ... electrolytes, urea ... #Workup #Algorithm ... #nephrology #causes
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Acute ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Kidney Injury (AKI ... Urine Na/K/Cl/urea ... 13% (mostly ATN and ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... Cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #sodium ... #nephrology
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Appropriately ... Hyperparathyroidism, TKI ... Bisphosphonate and ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... Pathophysiology: ... Classification: ... - Salt and ... #Hepatology #Nephrology
Hypernatremia Classification and Features According to Volume Status
 - Hypervolemic hypernatremia - Cushing's syndrome, Primary hyperaldosteronism,
and Features According ... hypernatremia - Cushing's syndrome ... #Features #Diagnosis ... #Comparison #Table ... #Nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... iniury, Compartment syndrome ... Dermatomyositis) AKI ... - Pathophysiology ... per day until stable
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... declines > ALT) • AKI ... + myoglobin AKI ... per day until stable ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Paresthesias: Hands ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management