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 ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... and Differential Diagnosis ... osmolarity If cause ... #nephrology #causes
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 β€’ Confirm hematuria β†’ Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis ... Algorithm β€’ Confirm ... repeat testing β€’ Acute ... if cause not identified ... #urology #blood
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 β€’ Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Hepatocellular ... #Causes #Acute ... #algorithm #hepatology
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 β€’ Epithelial cells - Normal
 β€’ Renal tubular cells - Acute
tubular cells - Acute ... tubular injury ... - Diagnostic of ... - Renal infection ... #nephrology #casts
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 β€’ Focal: Simple, Complex
 β€’ Generalized: Absence,
Moyamoya β€’ Toxic: Alcohol ... Traumatic brain injury ... β€’ Infectious: ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 β€’ Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... AIN: Medication, Infection ... #nephrology #causes ... #algorithm
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 β€’ Tissue injury
 β€’ Hemolysis
 β€’ Rhabdomyolysis
 β€’
Causes of HyperKalemia ... K+: β€’ Tissue injury ... glycosides β€’ High acute ... dietary intake β€’ Blood ... #Causes
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
and concentrated urine ... are seen in acute ... disease Red blood ... Urinary tract infections ... Differential #Microscopy #Diagnosis
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function β‰₯ (or possibly MELD
exclude other causes ... - Screen for infection ... with chest x-ray, blood ... , urine and ascites ... injury with serum
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 β€’ Kidney loss of Cl-
β€’ Normal/low blood ... ketoacidosis β€’ Alcoholic ... the indicated causes ... #Algorithm #nephrology ... #differential #diagnosis