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General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
General approach to AKI ... FENa) could help differentiate ... for diagnosing acute ... #Checklist #AcuteKidneyInjury ... #Nephrology #CriticalCare
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... UOP/weights - Urine ... Atheroemboli — 1% #AcuteKidneyInjury ... #AKI #Nephrology ... Algorithm #Causes #Differential
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Investigations: full blood ... screen, including blood ... cardiac imaging #Acute ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
repeat testing • Acute ... of glomerular bleeding ... → Refer to Nephrology ... cystoscopy • Refer to Nephrology ... #blood #urine
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 •
lysis syndrome • Metabolic ... glycosides • High acute ... dietary intake • Blood ... Elimination: • AKI ... blockers - MCW Nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Pain/Post-op • Neurologic ... hypovolemia • Bleeding ... • Reduced GFR, AKI ... Hypo-osmolar urine ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Pain/Post-op • Neurologic ... hypovolemia • Bleeding ... • Reduced GFR, AKI ... Hypo-osmolar urine ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
(AKI) - Differential ... effective arterial blood ... Kidney #Injury #AKI ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Causes of Acute ... Kidney Injury ( AKI ... • Sepsis • Blood ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential ... #Nephrology
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
• Normal/low blood ... LiCl use The urine ... Urine chloride is ... #Algorithm #nephrology ... #differential #