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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
- Differential Diagnosis ... glomeruli, tubules, or interstitium ... • AIN (acute interstitial ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Approach to Acute Interstitial ... MatthewHoMD #Acute #Interstitial ... AIN #Algorithm #nephrology ... #diagnosis
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
, tubular, and interstitial ... #Diagnosis #AKI ... Causes #Sites #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Tubular • Interstitial ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology
Lithium Induced Kidney Diseases:
Electrolyte Disorders:
 • Nephrogenic DI
 • Incomplete distal RTA
 • Hypercalcemia
Tubular/interstitial disorders:
Hypercalcemia Tubular/interstitial ... micro-cysts • interstitial ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Intrinsic Renal Disease - Differential Diagnosis
Vascular:
 • Macrovascular: Renal artery occlusion, Fibromuscular disease
 • Microvascular: TTP/HUS,
- Differential Diagnosis ... MPGN Tubular-interstitial ... Renal #Disease #nephrology ... #differential #diagnosis
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic ... hypoaldosteronism in: • Interstitial ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis ... #algorithm #nephrology
General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
performance for diagnosing ... acute tubular interstitial ... AcuteKidneyInjury #Nephrology
Renal Tubular Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Serum K, Urine pH < 5.5 - Proximal RTA
Decreased
- Differential Diagnosis ... obstruction, Chronic interstitial ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
hypotension Interstitial ... /phimosis #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Nephrology