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Acute Kidney Injury - RIFLE and AKIN Criteria for Diagnosis and Classification of AKI
 • AKIN
Acute Kidney Injury ... AKIN Criteria for Diagnosis ... #Kidney #Injury ... AKIN #Criteria #Diagnosis ... Classification #nephrology
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Kidney Injury ... kidney injury is ... #pharmacology #toxicology ... #diagnosis #management ... #nephrology
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
gastrointestinal distress and acute ... kidney injury are ... LacticAcidosis #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Management
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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Acute Iron Poisoning ... caustic mucosal injury ... caustic bowel injury ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ferrous
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
Renal Crisis (SRC ... Renal Crisis: 1) Acute ... kidney injury ... MithuRheum #SRC ... #diagnosis #management
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
cytotoxic lung injury ... pleural effusions • Acute ... acute respiratory ... pneumonitis Diagnosis ... #management #Toxicology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
hepatitis, or acute ... Rapid progression: SCr ... • Medical: ... Syndrome #Hepatology #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis