Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... and Differential ... inflammatory markers β€’ Cardio-renal ... CK-MB, NT-proBNP, cardiac ... Acute #Kidney #Injury
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 β€’ Hypovolemia
 β€’ Congestion
 β€’ Medications
 β€’
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... Acute #Kidney #Injury ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
of acute kidney injury ... (AKI). ... Acute #Kidney #Injury ... #Differential # ... Causes #Sites #Nephrology
Thoracic Trauma - Lethal 6 and Hidden 6 of Thoracic Trauma
The Lethal 6 of Thoracic Trauma:
Hemothorax β€’ Cardiac ... Tamponade β€’ Flail ... Contusions β€’ Blunt Cardiac ... Thoracic Injury ... management #injuries #differential
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 β€’ Tissue injury
 β€’ Hemolysis
 β€’ Rhabdomyolysis
 β€’
HyperKalemia - Differential ... K+: β€’ Tissue injury ... Elimination: β€’ AKI ... inhibitor β€’ Cardiac ... blockers - MCW Nephrology
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... concerning for cardiac ... pericardial #effusion #tamponade ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
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Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 β€’ Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
of Acute Kidney Injury ... AKI - Differential ... HEMODYNAMIC β€’ Cardiac ... Acute Tubular Injury ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 β€’ Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... Acute #Kidney #Injury ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 β€’ Due to true volume loss or decreased
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... Acute #Kidney #Injury ... #AKI #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 β€’ MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
 β€’
Classification and Differential ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... Tamponade Hypovolemic ... Classification #Differential