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Differential Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury 

#Diagnosis #Nephrology #AKI #Acute #KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential #Workup #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... #Nephrology #AKI ... #Acute #KidneyInjury ... #Causes #Differential ... #Workup #Algorithm
General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
General approach to AKI ... FENa) could help differentiate ... between pre-renal ... performance for diagnosing ... AcuteKidneyInjury #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI ... Workup Algorithm ... Diagnosis Baseline ... #Workup #Algorithm ... Diagnosis #nephrology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
require urgent nephrology ... IMPROVEMENT If the urine ... #Acute #KidneyInjury ... #simplified #workup ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
UOP/weights - Urine ... ATN - 45% - Pre-renal ... mostly ATN and pre-renal ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
EGPA) • Renal: (AKI ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... Anti-GBM antibody • Urine ... : UA, Urine protein ... or serologies + symptoms
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Other symptoms ... + myoglobin AKI ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
hyponatremia, AKI ... failure, esp in work-up ... CPK, HIV, EtOH, Urine ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... , RTA Type IV, AI ... reabsorption) Workup ... lysis) ± Urine ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Diagnosis: 1. ... Neurological symptoms ... Reversible course Differential ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... #management #neurology