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Differential Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury 

#Diagnosis #Nephrology #AKI #Acute #KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential #Workup #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis of Acute ... Kidney Injury ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #Causes #Differential ... Workup #Algorithm #Ddxof
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 ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... Kidney Injury ( ... require urgent nephrology ... evaluation? ... workup #diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... tubular necrosis (causes ... - Strong Medicine ... #Kidney #Injury ... Classification #diagnosis #nephrology
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
Evolution of MRI ... shows the typical evolution ... #Evolution #MRI ... Interpretation #Findings #Neurology ... #Evolution #Timeline
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation ... differentiating kidney ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... differential #potassium #nephrology
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
Evolution of stroke ... consistent with acute ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology ... Radiology #Findings #Evolution
Timeline for Progression of T2WI and DWI Findings in Acute Stroke
 - In the acute phase
Stroke - In the ... acute phase T2WI ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology ... Radiology #Findings #Evolution
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 ... - Strong Medicine ... Urine #Microscopy #nephrology
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
A) Initial Evaluation ... Evaluate underlying cause ... Ruled out other causes ... ischemic #CVA #stroke ... diagnosis #checklist #neurology