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Interpreting Kidney Biomarkers

↑ Creatinine: 
 • AKI, CKD
 • Medications that lead to nephroprotective ↓ in
Interpreting Kidney ... Creatinine: • AKI, CKD ... Medications that ↓ renal ... #renal #diagnosis ... #laboratory #nephrology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... UOP/weights - Urine ... disease — 21% ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... and Differential Diagnosis ... imaging #Acute #Kidney ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology #causes
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Decreased kidney ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
Causes of acute kidney ... and interstitial disease ... #Diagnosis #AKI ... #Acute #Kidney # ... Causes #Sites #Nephrology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
, Busulfan • Disease ... #differential #diagnosis ... #kidney #blood ... #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Immune-complex disease ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney ... #nephrology
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Distal Renal Tubular ... Totally scuppers the kidney's ... much easier to diagnosis ... with direct urine ... #Management #Nephrology
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
acidosis, DKA Kidney ... Disease: • AKI ... , CKD Increased ... Renal Phosphate ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
and concentrated urine ... broad - Advanced kidney ... tubulointerstitial nephritis, renal ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #Nephrology