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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... ultrasonography, serum calcium ... osmolarity If cause ... #Injury #AKI #Workup
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Algorithm Before ... differentiating kidney ... other causes. ... A urine K/Cr ratio ... consumption • Low/Normal
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
, RTA Type IV, AI ... reabsorption) Workup ... lysis) ± Urine ... only if no clear cause ... Treatments: • Calcium
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... remember than the normal ... volume-based algorithm ... Urine Na+K / serum ... Present (Uosm ≥100): Hypovolemia
Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 • Sodium 130 mEq/L
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trial • Minimal K ... Is Dangerous in Hyperkalemia ... AKI: - Tubuloglomerular ... Decreased GFR, urine ... • Saline May Cause
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
damage: bland urine ... Diagnosis (Clinical Criteria ... • Bland urine ... • Normal kidney ... Hepatorenal #Syndrome #Hepatology
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance (MGRS)

MGRS
• MGRS refers to kidney disease caused by nephrotoxic monoclonal immunoglobulins
disease caused ... does not meet criteria ... function • Abnormal ... Diagnostic Workup ... • Serum/urine