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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Secondary Causes of Hypertension ... Medications - Renal ... • Renal parenchymal ... disease - CKD, AKI ... and bilateral renal
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Kidney Injury (AKI ... - Recent hypo/hypertension ... protein/Cr - Renal ... - 45% - Pre-renal ... mostly ATN and pre-renal
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes of Hypertension ... Diagnosis Algorithm Hypertension ... 130/80 for DM) Hypertensive ... multi-drug resistance) Renal ... Nephritic syndrome • AKI
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Kidney Injury (AKI ... at least 50% Renal ... Emboli Systemic Hypotension ... Ischemia (severe hypotension ... Sjögren) Post-Renal
ACEI Antihypertensive Dose Comparison. Consider divided (BID) regimen for better pre-dose (trough) BP control for the
Antihypertensive Dose Comparison ... potassium, and renal ... #Pharmacology #Hypertension ... #PrimaryCare #Comparison
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Kidney Injury ( AKI ... ) - Prerenal, Renal ... Postrenal PRE-RENAL ... • Prolonged hypotension ... Infection POST-RENAL
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI ... thromboembolism, renal ... tumors INTRINSINC RENAL ... • Prolonged hypotension ... Koratala @NephroP #AKI
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic Criteria
HRS-AKI (Acute: previously known as HRS Type 1)
 • ↑ Creatinine
Diagnostic Criteria HRS-AKI ... haematuria, Normal renal ... ultrasound HRS-NAKI ... Type 2) • HRS-AKD
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Overfill (Increased renal ... • NSAlDs • AKI ... pericarditis • Portal hypertension
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
Failure 1 H Hypertension ... H Uncontrolled hypertension ... 1 A Abnormal renal ... (renal replacement ... CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison