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Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
/CKD - Recent ... - BMP, cap, CBC ... US w/ PVR - CPK ... on CKD— 13% (mostly ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI ... Workup Algorithm ... osmolarity If cause of AKI ... Kidney #Injury #AKI ... #Workup #Algorithm
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
hyponatremia, AKI ... failure, esp in work-up ... most ICU pts a CBC ... is never a bad idea ... Troponin, TSH, CPK
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... taken at home, work ... parenchymal disease - CKD ... , AKI, Glomerulonephritis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Isospora belli Infection in HIV-AIDS
Treating Isospora belli Infection
General Management Considerations:
 • Fluid
IDSA Recommendations ... Patients with CD4 ... times weekly (AI ... Sustained increase in CD4 ... IsosporaBelli #IDSA
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
IDSA Recommendations ... Prophylaxis: • CD4 ... Prophylaxis: • CD4 ... Prophylaxis: • CD4 ... AviumComplex #MAC #IDSA
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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IDSA Recommendations ... Prophylaxis: • CD4 ... discontinue if CD4 ... Prophylaxis: • CD4 ... Histoplasmosis #IDSA
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
IDSA Recommendations ... positive serology and CD4 ... mg/kg IV daily (AII ... Coccidiodomycosis #IDSA
Possible Algorithm for Workup of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
Tier 1 Workup:
 • CBC, comprehensive metabolic
Possible Algorithm ... for Workup of Fever ... : • CBC, comprehensive ... • Consider: CK ... DrEricStrong #FUO #Algorithm
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Bartonella Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preferred Therapy
For Bacillary Angiomatosis, Peliosis Hepatis, Bacteremia, and Osteomyelitis:
IDSA Recommendations ... PO or IV q12h (AII ... PO or IV q6h (AII ... as long as the CD4 ... Bartonellosis #IDSA