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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Compartment Syndrome, Medications ... GN: ANCA, Anti-GBM ... Protein) • AIN: Medication ... Neurogenic Bladder (Medication ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Acute Kidney Injury ... Congestion • Medications ... disease, Anti-GBM ... ASanchez_PS #AKI #Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase ... alcohol - Medications ... (COVID19, CMV/EBV ... renal injury, Strenuous ... deficiency - Medications
To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
formulas are shown in Table ... as are seen in acute ... renal failure, ... estimate GFR in many clinical ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Torsemide) • Acute ... hyperaldosteronism • Acute ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Pharmacology #Medications ... #Table
What interventions do have proven mortality benefit?
The above factors predict that it's nearly impossible to prove
below is a list of medications ... benefit (1) #EBM ... #CriticalCare # ... Medications #MortalityBenefit ... #Table #RCT #PulmCrit
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Immunosuppressive agents, Renal ... Neurological symptoms: Acute ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
presents with an acute ... CLINICAL: • Physical ... peptide antibodies, creatine ... universally used, ultrasound ... months (until the medication
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Classification: • Acute ... elevated serum creatinine ... APLA/LAC: • Renal ... activation and/or medications
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
hepatitis, or acute ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... Criteria): • ↑ Serum creatinine ... Normal kidney ultrasound ... Syndrome #Hepatology #Nephrology