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Differential Diagnosis in Acute Renal Failure

#Diagnosis #Differential #AKI #Acute #RenalFailure #KidneyInjury #Algorithm #Nephrology

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Differential Diagnosis in ... Acute Renal Failure ... Differential #AKI #Acute ... #RenalFailure #KidneyInjury ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... in creatinine by ... #KidneyInjury # ... Nephrology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Tubular Injury/ ... Necrosis (ATN) ... Interstitial Nephritis (AIN ... #KidneyInjury # ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... to Acute Interstitial ... hematuria, mild tubular ... MatthewHoMD #Acute ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
- Classification ... tubular necrosis ... interstitial nephritis (AIN ... Kidney #Injury #Classification ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Acute Kidney Injury ... syndrome • Proximal tubular ... Methotrexate • AIN ... Differential #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Nephrology
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
cells - Acute tubular ... from anywhere in ... Hyaline casts - Any type ... protein indicating acute ... key #diagnosis #nephrology
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm ... excretion • Acute ... hypoaldosteronism in ... Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis #algorithm ... #nephrology #potassium
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
Classification of ... recessive) mutations in ... gene encoding AVP-NPII ... Diabetes #Insipidus #Classification ... #Types #Nephrology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
hepatitis, or acute ... • Tubular function ... Classification: ... HRS-AKI (formerly Type ... Syndrome #Hepatology #Nephrology