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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Kidney Injury (AKI ... INTRA-Renal AKI ... POST-Renal AKI ... obstruction, Neurogenic bladder ... • Bilateral ureteral
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 ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
prolonged prerenal AKI ... Postrenal: • Ureteral ... • Neurogenic bladder ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI ... malignant) • Ureteral ... cancer) • Urinary bladder ... Koratala @NephroP #AKI
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Kidney Injury (AKI ... • Neurogenic Bladder ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #AKI ... nephrology #causes #algorithm
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... tract), terminal (bladder ... prostatic) #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential #Algorithm
Causes of Hematuria - Glomerular vs Non-glomerular

== Glomerular ==
- Glomerulonephritis 
- Thin basement membrane disease 

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malformation Ureter ... - Polyp Bladder ... Hematuria #Glomerular #Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Kidney Injury (AKI ... obstruction: • Ureteral ... tube(s) and/or ureteral ... • Neurogenic bladder ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI