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Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
kidney injury (AKI ... components of the kidney ... Diagnosis #AKI #Acute #Kidney ... #Injury #Differential ... #Sites #Nephrology
Differential Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury 

#Diagnosis #Nephrology #AKI #Acute #KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential #Workup #Algorithm #Ddxof
Diagnosis of Acute Kidney ... Injury #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology #AKI ... #KidneyInjury #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Compartment Syndrome, Medications ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes #algorithm
The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
for aggressive treatment ... generalized status epilepticus ... which may cause ... may cause aspiration ... #Management #Neurology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... tubular necrosis (causes ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney ... #Injury #Classification ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
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Acute Kidney Injury ... Congestion • Medications ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney ... #Injury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Approach to Acute Kidney ... Injury (AKI) 1 ... there a dialysis indication ... are caused by prerenal ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... osmolarity If cause ... imaging #Acute #Kidney ... #Injury #AKI #Workup ... #causes
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment ... for reversible cause ... Refractory medications ... #Treatment #Algorithm ... #Management #Neurology
Indications for Albumin for Management of Cirrhosis
 • Large volume paracentesis (>5 liter) - 8g per
Indications for ... removed • Acute kidney ... injury (≥ 1B) - ... terlipressin #Albumin #Indications ... Management #Cirrhosis #treatment