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HepatoRenal Syndrome - Pathophysiology

Dr. Edgar V. Lerma @edgarvlermamd - Nephrology Secrets https://amzn.to/34t5DgJ

#HRS #HepatoRenal #Syndrome #Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
HepatoRenal Syndrome ... amzn.to/34t5DgJ #HRS ... #HepatoRenal #Syndrome ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology #AKI
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
Pharmacological Treatment ... of Hepatorenal ... Syndrome (HRS) ... Alpha agonist incr blood ... #HepatoRenal #Syndrome
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 β€’ Dehydration
 β€’ Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 β€’ Liver failure
failure (a.k.a. hepatorenal ... syndrome) Intrarenal ... vasculitis - TTP/HUS ... Classification #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 β€’ Due to true volume loss or decreased
Kidney Injury (AKI ... ) - Differential ... effective arterial blood ... : cardiorenal, hepatorenal ... Diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Diagnosis Baseline ... Investigations: full blood ... pressure β€’ TTP / HUS ... screen, including blood ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 β€’ Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI ... - Differential ... calcineurin inhibitors, hepatorenal ... syndrome) β€’ Vascular ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 β€’ Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Kidney Injury (AKI ... ) - Differential ... Distributive Shock, HRS ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Who gets HRS?
 β€’ Decompensated cirrhosis
 β€’ Typically with existing
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... - Diagnosis and ... in HRS-AKI is vasoactive ... #Syndrome #HRS ... #treatment
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... β€’ Drugs β€’ Pulmonary ... β€’ Reduced GFR, AKI ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 β€’ Tissue injury
 β€’ Hemolysis
 β€’ Rhabdomyolysis
 β€’
Diagnosis Increased ... β€’ Tumor lysis syndrome ... dietary intake β€’ Blood ... Elimination: β€’ AKI ... blockers - MCW Nephrology