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Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Kidney Injury (AKI ... Kidney Injury ( ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... Epithelial cell casts
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... Kidney Injury ( ... evaluation? ... PROBLEM ~80% of AKI cases ... for WBCs, RBCs, casts
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... Cast formation: ... nephrotoxicity to kidney ... #nephrology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... variants: (1) acute ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... (GBS) Acute autoimmune ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
are excellent at evaluating ... coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
Renal Crisis: 1) Acute ... kidney injury ... endothelial cell injury ... • Refractory cases ... #rheumatology #nephrology
Leptospirosis - Post-exposure Prophylaxis
Why do we give prophylaxis against Leptospirosis?
To prevent WEIL'S SYNDROME
 - Severe icteric
prevent WEIL'S SYNDROME ... , 5-10% of all cases ... 2) jaundice 3) acute ... kidney injury ... #prophylaxis #management