Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 β€’ Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
Kidney Injury ( ... AKI): β€’ Increase ... ): β€’ AKI, OR ... #nephrology #acute ... #kidneyinjury
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 β€’ Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
causes of Acute Kidney ... Injury AKI - Differential ... Acute Tubular Injury ... causes #Acute #KidneyInjury ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... microscopy / urinary ... clinical context and signs ... #Injury #AKI #Workup ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 β€’ Hypovolemia
 β€’ Congestion
 β€’ Medications
 β€’
Acute Kidney Injury ... : β€’ Urinary Retention ... #Acute #Kidney ... #Injury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Approach to Acute Kidney ... Injury (AKI) 1 ... require urgent nephrology ... #Acute #KidneyInjury ... workup #diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 β€’ Due to true volume loss or decreased
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... Trauma to the urinary ... #Injury #AKI #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 β€’ Dehydration
 β€’ Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 β€’ Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... prolonged prerenal AKI ... Neurogenic bladder β€’ Urinary ... #Acute #Kidney ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 β€’ Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 β€’ Facilitating passage of stone:
Management of Pediatric ... Kidney Stones Acute ... Targeted Rx: β€’ PRIMARY ... Stones #Management #Pediatrics ... #nephrology #nephrolithiasis