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Acute Kidney Injury - RIFLE and AKIN Criteria for Diagnosis and Classification of AKI
 • AKIN
Criteria for Diagnosis ... and Classification ... of AKIAKIN ... #Diagnosis #Classification ... #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Kidney Injury (AKI ... #Cancer #Oncology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Classification ... #Nephrology
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
sensitive) • AKI ... , AKD, rapidly progressive ... sterile pyuria, WBC ... AIN #Algorithm #nephrology ... #diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Common Patterns on Urinalysis
 - Prerenal
 - ATN
 - AIN
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Kidney Injury (AKI ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI ... #Urinalysis #diagnosis ... #table #comparison ... #nephrology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Kidney Injury (AKI ... - BMP, cap, CBC ... Causes of Inpatient AKI ... disease — 21% - AKI ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Kidney Injury - Classification ... prolonged prerenal AKI ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI ... Kidney #Injury #Classification ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Oncologic Emergencies ... - Differential Diagnosis ... of breath • Neurologic ... Leukostasis: • WBC ... #differential #diagnosis
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
glomerular hematuria (RBC ... Nephrotic #Syndrome #Comparison ... #Algorithm #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis
Classification of Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS) and Treatment of Metabolic Abnormalities of TLS
Laboratory TLS:
 • Uric
Classification of ... Clinical TLS: • AKI ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #oncology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Kidney Injury (AKI ... you confirmed diagnosis ... microscopy for WBCs ... simplified #workup #diagnosis ... #nephrology