Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 β€’ Hypovolemia
 β€’ Congestion
 β€’ Medications
 β€’
Acute Kidney Injury ... Diagnosis Framework ... Immune-mediated, Infection-mediated ... Acute #Kidney #Injury ... #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 β€’ Dehydration
 β€’ Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 β€’ Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... disease - Post-infectious ... prolonged prerenal AKI ... Classification #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 β€’ Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... AIN: Medication, Infection ... #nephrology #causes
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 β€’ Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
of Acute Kidney Injury ... AKI - Differential ... Diagnosis HEMODYNAMIC ... Post-infectious ... #nephrology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
to Acute Kidney Injury ... require urgent nephrology ... e.g NSAlDs) 3) FIX ... you confirmed diagnosis ... #nephrology
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 β€’ Tissue injury
 β€’ Hemolysis
 β€’ Rhabdomyolysis
 β€’
- Differential Diagnosis ... K+: β€’ Tissue injury ... Elimination: β€’ AKI ... blockers - MCW Nephrology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 β€’ Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Associated Acute Kidney Injury ... β€’ Treatment includes ... #Vancomycin #AKI ... pharmacology #toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #nephrology