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Renal & urology · Pattern recognition
AKI · triage
5 findings. Cover the answers and work down the list — then flip it and predict the finding from the diagnosis.
Hypovolaemia, sepsis, or NSAID+ACEi+diureticPre-renal AKI
Acute tubular necrosis, glomerulonephritis or interstitial nephritisIntrinsic AKI
Stone, prostate, pelvic mass or blocked catheterPost-renal (obstructive) AKI
Drug exposure with fever, rash, eosinophilia and eosinophiluriaAcute interstitial nephritis
Long-standing small kidneys, anaemia and renal bone diseaseChronic kidney disease (not AKI)