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
Kidney Injury (AKI ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... AIN: Medication, Infection ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes #algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 β€’ Dehydration
 β€’ Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 β€’ Liver failure
a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... a.k.a. hepatorenal syndrome ... disease - Post-infectious ... prolonged prerenal AKI ... Classification #diagnosis #nephrology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 β€’ Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... Post-infectious ... β€’ Toxins β€’ Infection ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
Pharmacological Treatment ... of Hepatorenal Syndrome ... #HepatoRenal #Syndrome ... #Pharmacology # ... Medications #Treatment
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Syndrome of Inappropriate ... β€’ Nephrotic syndrome ... β€’ Reduced GFR, AKI ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... respiratory distress syndrome ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Treatment
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Workup Algorithm ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... β€’ Cardio-renal syndrome ... #Workup #Algorithm ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 β€’ Tissue injury
 β€’ Hemolysis
 β€’ Rhabdomyolysis
 β€’
β€’ Tumor lysis syndrome ... transfusion β€’ Error of injection ... Elimination: β€’ AKI ... blockers - MCW Nephrology
Algorithm for the Treatment of Uremic Pruritus
Nonpharmacologic Treatments:
 β€’ Daily topical emollient
 β€’ Avoidance of extremes
Algorithm for the ... Treatment of Uremic ... Evidence-Based Off-Label Pharmacologic ... uremia #itching #Algorithm ... #nephrology
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 β€’ Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tumor Genesis Syndrome ... Hyperparathyroidism, TKI ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #nephrology #phosphorus