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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Acute Kidney Injury ... Hepatic sinusoidal obstructive ... bladder outlet obstruction ... cyclophosphamide) #Acute #Kidney ... Differential #Diagnosis #Classification
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Classification ... requires bilateral obstruction ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney ... #Injury #Classification
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Artery Stenosis, Abdominal ... Post-Renal: • Obstruction ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney
Portal Hypertension Classification by site of vascular obstruction
1) Post-hepatic Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome
2) Intrahepatic Post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive disease
3)
Portal Hypertension Classification ... site of vascular obstruction ... to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... #Hypertension #Classification
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... hypovolaemia and obstruction ... renal biopsy • Abdominal ... imaging #Acute #Kidney
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
sensitivity for obstruction ... and location, obstruction ... causes of flank or abdominal ... degree and level of obstruction ... Calculi #Renal #Kidney
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Glomerulonephritis, arthritis, obstructive ... - GI tract: abdominal ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... Kidneys -> glomerulonephritis ... #rheumatology #classification
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... Renal tubular obstruction ... nephrotoxicity to kidney
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
musculoskeletal systems • Kidneys ... multiplex • GI tract: Abdominal ... gut involvement, abdominal ... Glomerulonephritis, arthritis, obstructive
Intraabdominal hypertension is defined as elevated pressure without overt organ failure (table below).  Among critically
more common than abdominal ... particularly to the kidneys ... #IAH #Grades #Classification