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Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Kidney Injury - Classification ... tubular necrosis (causes ... prolonged prerenal AKI ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Shock Classification ... Obstructive ... Shock: • Obstructive ... Pulmonary embolism ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
and Differential Diagnosis ... osmolarity If cause ... hypovolaemia and obstruction ... clinical context and signs ... #nephrology #causes
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... receptor type 2) - ALKI ... Hypertension #PHTN #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Causes
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Summary Causes ... Renal tubular obstruction ... #Management #causes ... #treatment #nephrology
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
and metabolic causes ... Pseudoseizures #GrandMal #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Comparison
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
meds • Other: AI ... post-ATN, post-obstructive ... #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes ... #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
meds • Other: AI ... post-ATN, post-obstructive ... #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes ... #classification
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... , RTA Type IV, AI ... only if no clear cause ... - avoid ileus/obstruction ... #potassium #nephrology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... tract, and often causes ... Glomerulonephritis, arthritis, obstructive ... purpura: strong sign ... #rheumatology #classification