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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Investigations: full blood ... clinical context and signs ... #Kidney #Injury ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Urine Microscopy - Casts
Acellular Casts
 • Hyaline Casts - Consists of only precipitated Tamm-Horsfell protein without
suggestive of acute ... and chronic kidney ... glomerulonephritis • WBC ... Urine #Microscopy #nephrology ... #interpretation
Urine Specific Gravity - Interpretation
Specific Gravity = Density of urine / Density of water
SG close to
Specific Gravity - Interpretation ... 1.010: • Advanced kidney ... Dehydration • SIADH (syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... #Kidney #Injury ... Diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... effective arterial blood ... #AKI #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
casts are seen in acute ... broad - Advanced kidney ... Fatty - Nephrotic syndrome ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... Microscopy #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Kidney Injury ( ... • Sepsis • Blood ... #Kidney #Injury ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential ... #Nephrology
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... Appropriately Low Kidney ... , Acute Respiratory ... Inappropriately High Kidney ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... cyclophosphamide) #Acute ... #Kidney #Injury ... Cancer #Oncology #Differential ... Classification #Nephrology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
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Chemistries - Interpretation ... intestines, White blood ... • Gilbert's syndrome ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #LFTs #RValue #interpretation