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Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... Kidney Injury ( ... Urethral stricture/valves ... /phimosis #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
Differential Diagnosis ... causes attributable ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Localization #Causes ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polyuria - Urine Output > 3L/day, Increased Urine Volume (>2ml/min)
Osmotic
Causes of Polyuria ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... from Acute Renal Failure ... #Causes
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
most common causes ... more than one cause ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... bilirubin 2) Routine tests ... 3) Optional tests
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... to bolus these values ... tests before beginning ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #typea #typeb #classification
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Diagnosis Approach ... previously stable values ... papilledema, heart failure ... disturbance, or acute kidney ... #Differential #
Intraabdominal hypertension is defined as elevated pressure without overt organ failure (table below).  Among critically
more common than abdominal ... , it may cause organ ... particularly to the kidneys ... #Diagnosis #Intraabdominal ... #IAH #Grades #Classification
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
dengue severity classification ... positive tourniquet test ... and no apparent focus ... Intense abdominal ... #diagnosis
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Diagnosis Framework ... involvement: Muscles, Kidneys ... AKI - Liver failure ... - Headache - Abdominal ... #diagnosis #causes
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... - GI tract: abdominal ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... retinopathy Lab Tests ... #classification