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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... , Medications Intra-Renal ... Protein) • AIN: Medication ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes #algorithm
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
Alpha agonist incr blood ... pressure incr renal ... #Nephrology #Management ... #Pharmacology # ... Medications #Treatment
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... , Ambulatory blood ... multi-drug resistance) Renal ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... Investigations: full blood ... osmolarity If cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Repeatedly normal blood ... licorice • Medications ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
200ng/mL Best indications ... Insufficient blood ... (e.g. renal failure ... #rheumatology #pharmacology ... levels #lupus #management
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Prostate cancer • Medications ... (Goodpasture's syndrome ... diagnosis #kidney #blood ... #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... suggests extra-renal ... causes • Laxative ... losses: • High Blood ... differential #potassium #nephrology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Causes of acute ... Medications 7. ... leukocytes and occult blood ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
No Primary Skin Lesion ... / Systemic == Blood ... BUN: • Chronic renal ... Myelodisplastic syndrome ... #causes