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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Acute Kidney Injury ... Cancer Related • Hypercalcemia ... Hepatic sinusoidal obstructive ... bladder outlet obstruction ... Differential #Diagnosis #Classification
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic ... algorithm Decreased ... nephritis • Obstructive ... transplant • Obstructive ... 1 #Hyperkalemia
The Diagnostic Approach to Hyperkalemia
Drugs
 - Amiloride
 - Spironolactone
 - Triamterene
 - Trimethoprim
 - Pentamidine
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Diagnostic Approach to Hyperkalemia ... Urinary tract obstruction ... _ pHA type I, ... Beta-Blockers #Hyperkalemia ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Renal Tubular Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Serum K, Urine pH < 5.5 - Proximal RTA
Decreased
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Increased Serum K = Hyperkalemic ... Urinary tract obstruction ... Tubulointerstitial injury ... Urinary tract obstruction
Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diet/Lifestyle
 • Fibre
 • Calories
 • Fluid
 • Exercise
 • Psychosocial
Medications
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neuropathy • Pseudo--obstruction ... / Cauda Equina Injury ... Hypothyroidism • Hypokalemia ... • Hypercalcemia
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia ... Post-Renal: • Obstruction ... Acute #Kidney #Injury ... nephrology #causes #algorithm
Shock Types and Classification
DISTRIBUTIVE 66%
 • Sepsis/SIRS, anaphylaxis, adrenal insufficiency, liver failure, toxins, spinal/neurogenic
 • Warm
Shock Types and ... Classification ... Cold and Wet OBSTRUCTIVE ... Dry #Shock #Types ... #Classification
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Classification ... Postrenal: • Ureteral obstruction ... requires bilateral obstruction ... #Classification
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
of Acute Liver Injury ... Acute biliary obstruction ... Intrahepatic • Obstructive ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Liver #Injury ... Causes #Acute #algorithm
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock Classification ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... Myocarditis, Arrhythmia Obstructive ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Shock #Classification ... Differential #Diagnosis #Types