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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Compartment Syndrome, Medications ... Protein) • AIN: Medication ... Neurogenic Bladder (Medication ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes #algorithm
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
require urgent nephrology ... obstruction, Nephrotoxic drugs ... IMPROVEMENT If the urine ... Assess UA w/ microscopy ... workup #diagnosis #nephrology
Lipid Casts on Urine Microscopy

Dr. Telma Lemos @TELMALEMOS10

#Lipid #Casts #Urine #Microscopy #clinical #fatty #nephrology
Lipid Casts on Urine ... Microscopy Dr. ... TELMALEMOS10 #Lipid #Casts ... #Urine #Microscopy ... clinical #fatty #nephrology
Waxy Casts on Urine Microscopy

Dr. Telma Lemos @TELMALEMOS10

#Waxy #Casts #Urine #Microscopy #clinical #nephrology
Waxy Casts on Urine ... Microscopy Dr ... TELMALEMOS10 #Waxy #Casts ... #Urine #Microscopy ... #clinical #nephrology
RBC Casts on Urine Microscopy

Dr. Telma Lemos @TELMALEMOS10

#RBC #Casts #Urine #Microscopy #clinical #nephrology
RBC Casts on Urine ... Microscopy Dr. ... TELMALEMOS10 #RBC #Casts ... #Urine #Microscopy ... #clinical #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
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Kidney Injury (AKI ... Congestion • Medications ... INTRA-Renal AKI ... Infection-mediated, Drug-induced ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI ... microscopy / urinary ... osmolarity If cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Waxy and granular casts - brightfield urine microscopy

Dr. Telma Lemos @TELMALEMOS10

#Waxy #granular #casts #Urine #Microscopy #clinical
Waxy and granular casts ... - brightfield urine ... microscopy Dr ... #Urine #Microscopy ... #clinical #nephrology
Sulfa Crystals on Urine Microscopy
Sulfa Crystal!  Drug-induced crystalluria is a cause of acute renal failure
Microscopy Sulfa ... Drug-induced crystalluria ... is a cause of acute ... #Microscopy #crystalluria ... #clinical #nephrology
Interpreting Kidney Biomarkers

↑ Creatinine: 
 • AKI, CKD
 • Medications that lead to nephroprotective ↓ in
Creatinine: • AKI ... , CKD • Medications ... nephroprotective ↓ in GFR • Medications ... Cystatin C: • AKI ... diagnosis #laboratory #nephrology