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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 ... #nephrology #causes
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Congestion • Medications ... disease, Anti-GBM ... #nephrology
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
alcohol - Medications ... (COVID19, CMV/EBV ... renal injury, Strenuous ... deficiency - Medications ... #differential #diagnosis
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
tubular cells - Acute ... Red cell casts - Diagnostic ... protein indicating acute ... disorders or excreted medications ... #nephrology #casts
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Hematuria in Post-Renal ... infections (HPV, EBV ... Prostate cancer • Medications ... #differential #diagnosis ... management #treatment #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... and Differential Diagnosis ... investigations depending on clinical ... ANCA, ANA, Anti-GBM ... #nephrology #causes
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Torsemide) • Acute ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Pharmacology #Medications ... #Table
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
management - RUQ ultrasound ... - Review of medication ... limit them as able ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
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
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