EVALUAION A C U T E K I D N E Y I N J U R Y APPROACH Focus Your History , Examinations And Laboratory Imaging Workup To Answer 4 Questions Dark urine (gross hematuria ) , evidence of nephritic syndrome , nephrotic or both ,hx of bloody diarrhea skin rashes , arthritis , un treated pre-renal event , nephrotoxic medications , Malignancy (TLS) Vomiting , Diarrhea , Sepsis , Cardiac , Hypoxic Events ,Burn , Shock , Dehydration , Poor Perfusion Suggests Pre-renal Causes . 3 Vomiting , Diarrhea , Sepsis , Cardiac , Hypoxic Events ,Burn , Shock , Dehydration , Poor Perfusion POSSIBLE CAUSES? PRE RENAL POST So Labs Should Directed According To The Cause ( Eg Blood Film ,STOOL CULTURE , Type And Hold , STEC Serology , Retic Count HUS , C3 &C4 , ASO ,Serum IG A , ANA , Ds DNA , ANTI-GBM ,ANCA, Hepatitis Serology In Case Of Nephritis , Serum Ck , Urine Myoglobin In Case Of Rhabdomyolysis Kellumand JA, Lameire N, KDIGO AKI Guideline Work Group. Diagnosis, evaluation, and management of acute kidney injury: a KDIGO summary (Part 1). Crit Care 2013;17:204–219 Kidney Biopsy Is Indicated If Nephritic , Nephrotic Or Both Or Unclear Etiology 2