Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 β€’ Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... : β€’ Hypovolemia ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes #algorithm
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
β€’ poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
β€’ Medication 
β€’ Hypomagnesemia 
β€’
Hypokalemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Low intake ... oral intake Renal ... loss β€’ Medication
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 β€’ Hypovolemia
 β€’ Congestion
 β€’ Medications
 β€’
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... AKI: β€’ Hypovolemia ... Congestion β€’ Medications ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 β€’ Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 β€’ Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Extra-renal Losses ... loss (Diarrhea) Renal ... #nephrology
Causes of Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 β€’ Extravascular: Pancreatitis, surgery, acute phosphate intake and renal
Causes of Hypocalcemia ... - Differential ... phosphate intake and renal ... Pseudohypoparathyroidism, Chronic Kidney ... Hyperphosphatemia, Low
Hypomagnesemia - Differential Diagnosis
Renal Causes of Hypomagnesemia - Familial:
Bartter syndrome and Gitelman syndrome, Isolated recessive hypomagnesemia,
Hypomagnesemia - Differential ... with secondary, hypocalcemia ... Hypomagnesemia - Acquired: Medications ... diagnosis #causes #nephrology ... #magnesium #low
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Algorithm Before ... differentiating kidney ... suggests extra-renal ... #differential # ... #low
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Algorithm for patients ... ↑ Aldosterone: Kidney ... urine #potassium #differential ... #algorithm #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Hyponatremia Diagnosis Algorithm
UOsm β‰₯ POsm - Vasopressin-Dependent
 β€’ UNa < 20 mEq/L - Appropriate (↓ EABV)
EABV) - Consider: Hypovolemia ... Primary polydipsia, Low ... solute intake, Renal ... hyponatremia #diagnosis #differential ... #nephrology
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 β€’ LOW VIT D
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Independent (↑ PTH) β€’ LOW ... Liver disease, Kidney ... Transfusions - Medications ... endocrinology #differential ... #algorithm