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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... Intra-Renal: • Vascular ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes #algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Acute Kidney Injury ... Congestion • Medications ... : • Vascular ... Infection-mediated, Drug-induced ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
It is a clear sign ... reflex. ... regarding the cause ... afferent pathway injury ... #Clinical #Video
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... Acute Kidney Injury ... AKI - Differential ... syndrome) • Vascular ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Causes of Acute ... Kidney Injury ( ... AKI ) - Prerenal ... Dehydration • Vascular ... #Differential #Nephrology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
to Acute Kidney Injury ... there a dialysis indication ... require urgent nephrology ... obstruction, Nephrotoxic drugs ... workup #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... , Recreational drugs ... Traumatic brain injury ... #neurology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Immune mediated injury ... hematuria • Signs ... embolism • AVM • Papillary ... Postpartum • Drugs ... #urology #nephrology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Pathophysiology: • Severe injury ... Awareness • Injury ... : • Pupillary ... • Examine for signs ... Casey Albin MD @
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
• Symptoms and signs ... below the site of injury ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Vascular/Blockage ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes