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Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... hydronephrosis on ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology ... #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... electrolytes, urea ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Asian countries (1 case ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... granulomas within the lungs ... General: fever, ... : ACUTE, fever,
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... hour collection based ... One or more of the ... plexus, or sclera), lungs ... #nephrology
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
on Physical Exam ... the apex of the lung ... experience, the cause ... surgery; as in our case ... #clinical #video
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Anxiety, pain, fever ... or restrictive lung ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... CA, small cell lung ... rises later - Half-life
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
Guillain–Barré syndrome ...  Most common cause ... of acute flaccid ... lower to upper areas ... virus: Headache, fever
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
• Amiodarone half ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Fever 4. ... Exclude other causes ... • Favorable in case
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... rare idiopathic lung ... respiratory distress syndrome ... appearance like in the case ... on the left.