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Drug Induced Kidney Injury
 • Pre-Renal: NSAIDS, CNI, ACEI/ARB, IL-2 therapy, Diuretics CAR-T therapy
 • Osmotic
Drug Induced Kidney ... Injury • Pre-Renal ... #differential #diagnosis ... #algorithm #nephrology ... #Medications
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute Kidney ... • Sepsis • Blood ... /phimosis #Diagnosis ... #Acute #Kidney ... #Differential #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
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Acute Kidney Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Congestion • Medications ... Infection-mediated, Drug-induced ... #nephrology
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced ... Benyzlpenicillin, blood ... #differential #diagnosis ... #potassium #medications ... #druginduced
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
carcinoma (native kidney ... Prostate cancer • Medications ... #differential #diagnosis ... #kidney #blood ... management #treatment #nephrology
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Injury • Drug ... particularly underlying renal ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... #toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Investigations: full blood ... clinical context and signs ... #nephrology #causes
Numerous drugs taken by elderly persons can affect water balance by direct action on the kidney
Numerous drugs taken ... action on the kidney ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology ... #Hyponatremia #Medications ... #DrugInduced #List
DPP4 Inhibitors - Normal and Renal Dosing

Increase Incretins (GLP-I & GIP) -> Stimulates Insulin, Inhibits Glucagon
Glucagon -> Lowers Blood ... thing about this drug ... double check the kidney ... This drug class ... #Dosing #Pharmacology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Crush injury • Blood ... reactions Common Drugs ... Medications 2. ... potassium #high #nephrology