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Ascites - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

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Perform paracentesis:
 • Cell count and diff 
 • Total
Ascites - Differential ... • Perform paracentesis ... • Calculate SAAG ... MatthewHoMD #Ascites #Differential
Ascites - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Paracentesis studies: cell count + differential, albumin, protein, culture
 • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient
: cell count + differential ... Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient (SAAG ... effects ( severe AKI ... removed • If AKI ... Summary #Hepatology #SAAG
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
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Kidney Injury (AKI ... ) - Differential ... INTRA-Renal AKI ... obstruction, Neurogenic bladder ... Kidney #Injury #Differential
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Kidney Injury (AKI ... bevacizumab (VEGFi), TKi ... Hemorrhagic cystitis -> bladder ... Kidney #Injury #AKI ... Cancer #Oncology #Differential
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Kidney Injury (AKI ... /Cr - Renal/bladder ... Causes of Inpatient AKI ... disease — 21% - AKI ... Algorithm #Causes #Differential
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Kidney Injury (AKI ... ) - Differential ... • Neurogenic Bladder ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #AKI ... Kidney #Injury #Differential
Deciphering the SAAG - Serum to Ascites Albumin Gradient
Ascites is either made in the liver sinusoid
Deciphering the SAAG ... fibrosis) High SAAG ... ≥ 1.1: • Aka not ... oncotic pressure Low SAAG ... Interpretation #Differential
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Kidney Injury (AKI ... methotrexate Postrenal -↓ bladder ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI ... #pharmacology #differential
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI ... - Differential ... cancer) • Urinary bladder ... Koratala @NephroP #AKI ... #KidneyInjury #Differential
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
phase with flame/blade ... lesion • Geode (AKA ... Diagnosis #Bony #Differential