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Differential Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury 

#Diagnosis #Nephrology #AKI #Acute #KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential #Workup #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis of Acute ... #AKI #Acute #KidneyInjury ... #Causes #Differential ... #Workup #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... evaluation? ... cases are caused ... for WBCs, RBCs, casts ... #Acute #KidneyInjury
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm Acute ... ) - Acute increase ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... Epithelial cell casts
Urine Microscopy - Casts
Acellular Casts
 • Hyaline Casts - Consists of only precipitated Tamm-Horsfell protein without
suggestive of acute ... in a variety of acute ... and chronic kidney ... suggestive of nephrotic sydnrome ... Urine #Microscopy #nephrology
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Diagnosis and Evaluation ... Identification of onset (acute ... vs. chronic) 2) ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... cardiac imaging #Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the Evaluation ... of Chronic Diarrhea ... Causes of acute ... 1000 g/24 h) #Chronic ... management #algorithm #workup
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
GI Absorption: Chronic ... , Acute Respiratory ... Hyperparathyroidism, TKI ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology ... #phosphorus #workup
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
have had prior evaluations ... potentially be an acute ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Cardiopulmonary disease/AMI ... aneurysms • Acute
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
hepatitis, or acute ... Bland urine (no casts ... liver transplant evaluation ... essential in all cases ... #Hepatology #Nephrology