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Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Emboli Systemic Hypotension ... Ischemia (severe hypotension ... IgA, post-strep, lupus ... Acute Interstitial Nephritis
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... multi-drug resistance) Renal ... Glomerulonephritis • Nephritic ... syndrome • AKI ... RAS Metabolic Causes
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... Kidney Injury AKI ... Post-infectious GN, Lupus ... • Prolonged hypotension ... Acute Interstitial Nephritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... , oral ulcers, Lupus ... nephritis, NPSLE ... • Immunologic Workup ... Positive in 60-80% of cases
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... taken at home, work ... Secondary Causes ... disease - CKD, AKI ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Causes of Generalized ... Overfill (Increased renal ... • NSAlDs • AKI ... /CKD • Nephrotic ... pericarditis • Portal hypertension
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Workup Algorithm ... osmolarity If cause ... • Interstitial nephritis ... #Workup #Algorithm ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
vs SLE Drug Induced ... • Immunologic Workup ... Discontinuation of causal ... nephritis, NPSLE ... • Immunologic Workup
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... (hypertension, ... APLA/LAC: • Renal ... : Drug induced SLE ... SSA can rule in SLE
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... Kidney Injury ( AKI ... ) - Prerenal, Renal ... • Prolonged hypotension ... Interstitial nephritis