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Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Tubular Necrosis (Epithelial ... cell casts) • ... Obstruction • Cast ... #Causes
Urine Microscopy and Casts - Image Atlas Key

- Squamous Epithelial Casts
- Transitional Epithelial Cells
- Renal Tubular
Microscopy and Casts ... Casts - Transitional ... Epithelial Cells ... RBCs - Granular Casts ... Urine #Microscopy #Casts
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
Microscopy Findings • Epithelial ... microscopy • Red cell casts ... • White cell casts ... infection • Hyaline casts ... disease • Granular casts
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
Drugs Causing Acute ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... repolted in more than cases ... Cases lack rechallenge
Urine Microscopy - Casts
Acellular Casts
 • Hyaline Casts - Consists of only precipitated Tamm-Horsfell protein without
Urine Microscopy - Casts ... Acellular Casts ... • Hyaline Casts ... suggestive of acute ... in a variety of acute
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... to Acute Interstitial ... sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... proteinuria, granular casts ... MatthewHoMD #Acute
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... RBCs and/or RBC casts ... endothelial and epithelial ... #Causes
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... PROBLEM ~80% of AKI cases ... are caused by prerenal ... for WBCs, RBCs, casts ... LorinskyMD #AKI #Acute
Causes of Ovarian Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperplastic:
 • Polycystic ovary
 • Endometrioid cyst
Functional:
 • Follicular
Causes of Ovarian ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Theca lutein cyst Epithelial ... Granulosa cell tumor Epithelial ... #Causes #Gynecology
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Acute Kidney Injury ... white blood cell casts ... renal tubular cell casts ... or pigmented casts ... appropriate) #Acute