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==Differential Oliguria==
 
==Tables==
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! rowspan="3" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Classification by etiology
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! rowspan="3" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Etiology
!Diagnosis
! colspan="10" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Clinical manifestations
!Lab findings
! colspan="11" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Paraclinical findings
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! rowspan="3" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Comments
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! colspan="10" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Symptoms and signs
! colspan="6" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Lab findings
! colspan="5" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Imaging
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! align="center" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Fatigue/Lethargy
! align="center" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Thirst
! align="center" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Dizziness/Confusion
! align="center" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Muscle weakness/cramp
! align="center" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Somatic/visceral pain
! align="center" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Vomiting
! align="center" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Diarrhea
! align="center" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Tachypnea
! align="center" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Haematuria/Proteinuria
! align="center" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Edema
| align="center" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |CBC
| align="center" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |KFT
| align="center" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Electrolytes
| align="center" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Urine analysis
| align="center" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |ABG
| align="center" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Other
| align="center" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Ultrasound
| align="center" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |X-ray
| align="center" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |CT
| align="center" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |MRI
| align="center" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Other
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|[[Alcohol poisoning]]<ref name="pmid15589492">{{cite journal |vauthors=Pletcher MJ, Maselli J, Gonzales R |title=Uncomplicated alcohol intoxication in the emergency department: an analysis of the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey |journal=Am. J. Med. |volume=117 |issue=11 |pages=863–7 |date=December 2004 |pmid=15589492 |doi=10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.07.042 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid2927129">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cherpitel CJ |title=Breath analysis and self-reports as measures of alcohol-related emergency room admissions |journal=J. Stud. Alcohol |volume=50 |issue=2 |pages=155–61 |date=March 1989 |pmid=2927129 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid12510444">{{cite journal |vauthors=Yost DA |title=Acute care for alcohol intoxication. Be prepared to consider clinical dilemmas |journal=Postgrad Med |volume=112 |issue=6 |pages=14–6, 21–2, 25–6 |date=December 2002 |pmid=12510444 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid10452451">{{cite journal |vauthors=Boba A |title=Management of acute alcoholic intoxication |journal=Am J Emerg Med |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=431 |date=July 1999 |pmid=10452451 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
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* Decreased serum [[sodium]]
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* Decreased [[bicarbonate]]
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* Serum [[glucose]] level
* Serum blood [[alcohol]] level
* Elevated hepatic [[transaminases]]
* Toxicology screen for [[acetaminophen]] and [[salicylates]]
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* Serum [[osmolality]] should be calculated
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* [[Aspergillus]] precipitins [[allergy test]] is positive
* [[IgE]] is > 1000 IU/dl
* [[Fungi]] are identified via:
** Gomori methenamine silver stain
** Calcofluor
** Positive culture result from [[sputum]], [[needle biopsy]], or [[bronchoalveolar lavage]]
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* Pulmonary infiltrates
* Mucoid plugging
* Central [[bronchiectasis]]
* Mass in the upper lobe surrounded by a crescent of air
* Solitary or multiple cavities
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* Halo sign (ground-glass appearance with nodules)
* Defines [[bronchiecstasis]]
* May show evidence of wedge-shaped pulmonary [[infarction]]
* Granulomata, tissue [[necrosis]], and blood vessel invasion may be noted
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* [[Polymerase chain reaction]] (PCR) assays could be useful in diagnosis of invasive [[aspergillosis]]
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*[[Leukocytosis]] without left shift is noted
* Elevated [[hematocrit]]
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* Elevated [[blood urea nitrogen]]
* Elevated [[creatinine]]
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* Serum [[sodium]] < 135 mmol/l
* Elevated [[calcium]]
* Elevated [[magnesium]]
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* Elevated [[lactate]]
* Serum [[bicarbonate]] < 15 mmol/l
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* Stool is used in dark field examination or PCR to visualize [[treponema pallidum]]
* Stool culture is carried out using thiosulfate-citrate-bile-sucrose-agar
* Serotyping may be performed using an anti-serum
* Elevated serum [[protein]] is noted
* Elevated serum-specific gravity is noted
* Elevated blood [[glucose]] may be detected
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* May indicate [[anemia]]
* [[Leukocytosis]] may be detected
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* Elevated [[BUN]]
* Elevated [[creatinine]]
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* Serum [[sodium]] may be decreased
* Serum [[potassium]] may be elevated
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* Serum [[bicarbonate]] may be decreased
* Serum [[lactate]] may be elevated
* [[Metabolic acidosis]] may be present
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* [[Brain natriuretic peptide]] (BNP) or N -terminal prohormone BNP may be elevated and indicate ventricular dilatation
* Cardiac [[troponin]]s may be elevated
* [[Pulse oximetry]] may indicate [[hypoxemia]]
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* May demonstrate:
** [[Cardiomegaly]]
** [[Pulmonary hypertension]]
** [[Pleural effusions]]
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* More accurate visualization of [[pulmonary edema]]
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* Useful in detecting congenital cardiac abnormalities and assessment [[valvular heart disease]]
* Delayed enhancement cardiovascular [[magnetic resonance imaging]] is useful in identifying the etiology of acute [[chest pain]]
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* [[Echocardiography]] demonstrates decreased [[ejection fraction]]
** Also demonstrates left and right ventricular function and filling pressures
* [[Electrocardiogram]] (ECG) may indicate a [[myocardial infarction]] or [[ischemia]], [[arrhythmia]] or atrioventricular block
* Nuclear imaging can be used to assess heart function and damage in CHF, such as:
** ECG-gated myocardial perfusion imaging
** ECG-gated single-photon emission CT
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|[[Dehydration]]<ref name="pmid15187057">{{cite journal |vauthors=Steiner MJ, DeWalt DA, Byerley JS |title=Is this child dehydrated? |journal=JAMA |volume=291 |issue=22 |pages=2746–54 |date=June 2004 |pmid=15187057 |doi=10.1001/jama.291.22.2746 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid9220501">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vega RM, Avner JR |title=A prospective study of the usefulness of clinical and laboratory parameters for predicting percentage of dehydration in children |journal=Pediatr Emerg Care |volume=13 |issue=3 |pages=179–82 |date=June 1997 |pmid=9220501 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid5928490">{{cite journal |vauthors=Dossetor JB |title=Creatininemia versus uremia. The relative significance of blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine concentrations in azotemia |journal=Ann. Intern. Med. |volume=65 |issue=6 |pages=1287–99 |date=December 1966 |pmid=5928490 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid2198971">{{cite journal |vauthors=Baskett PJ |title=ABC of major trauma. Management of hypovolaemic shock |journal=BMJ |volume=300 |issue=6737 |pages=1453–7 |date=June 1990 |pmid=2198971 |pmc=1663124 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
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- Inadequate water intake
 
- Salt-wasting nephropathy
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* Elevated [[BUN]]
* Elevated [[creatinine]]
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* Serum [[sodium]] < 135 mmol/l
* Serum [[chloride]] is decreased
* Elevated [[potassium]]
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* [[Ketone]]s and [[glucose]]] may be detected
* Urine specific gravity is elevated
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* Serum [[bicarbonate]] is decreased
* Elevated [[lactate]]
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* [[Hypoglycemia]] may be detected
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* [[Oral rehydration therapy]] is the usual line of treatment
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* [[Leukocytosis]] with predominant [[neutrophilia]] may be detected
* Elevated [[ESR]] may be detected
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* Stool anion gap should be calculated
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* [[Urine]] may be postive for:
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** Organic acids
** Ester-to-free carnitine ratio
** [[Porphobilinogen]]
** [[Aminolevulinic acid]]
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* Stool pH < 5.5
* Stool culture may be positive for vibrio and plesiomonas species, [[]clostridium difficile]], [[salmonella]], [[shigella]], [[campylobacter]], and  yersinia enterocolitica
* Serotyping for E.coli O157:H7
* Enzyme immunoassay may be positive for [[rotavirus]] or [[adenovirus]]
* Elevated liver [[transaminases]] may be detected
* Elevated pancreatic [[amylase]] and [[lipase]] may be detected
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* Abdominal [[ultrasound]] may be useful to detect cause
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* Upper gastrointestinal radiography with follow-through may be useful to detect cause
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* Brain MRI may be useful to detect cause
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* Esophagogastroduodenoscopy may be useful to detect cause
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* Treatment must include volume replacement
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- [[ACE inhibitor]]
- [[Aminoglycosides]]
- [[Amphotericin B]]
- [[Contrast medium|Contrast]] material
- [[Cyclosporin]]
- [[Diuretics]]
- [[Digitalis]]
- [[Heavy metals]]
- [[Indomethacin]]
- [[Tacrolimus]]
- [[NSAIDs]]
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* Elevated [[BUN]]
* Elevated [[creatinine]]
* Elevated [[creatine kinase]]
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* [[Potassium]] > 5.5 mEq/l with [[ACE inhibitors]]
* [[Hypomagnesemia]], [[hypokalemia]], [[hypocalcemia]], and [[hypophosphatemia]] with [[aminoglycosides]]
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* [[Urine]] sample may detect drug
* [[Glucosuria]], [[aminoaciduria]], [[phosphaturia]], [[ketonuria]] and [[uricosuria]] may be detected
* Urine [[osmolality]] should be calculated
* Urine [[pH]] should be detected
* Bland [[urine]] sediment may be detected
* [[Hyaline cast]]s may be detected
* Granular casts may be detected
* Red blood cell casts may be detected
* Dysmorphic red blood cells may be present
* Red blood cell casts may be detected
* Absence of [[proteinuria]] differentiates between [[acute kidney injury]] and [[acute interstitial nephritis]]
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* Serum osmolar gap should be calculated
* Elevated [[lactate]] may be detected
* [[Metabolic acidosis]] may be present
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* Blood [[glucose]] should be measured
* Toxicology screening is crucial in aiding diagnosis
* Rapid immunoassay screens may also aid diagnosis
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* Useful in drug-induced nephropathies
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* Some radio-opaque substances may be visualized
* Ingested drug packets may also be visualized
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* [[ECG]] may be helpful in diagnosing [[arrhythmia]]s
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* May show [[normocytic normochromic anemia]]
* [[Hematocrit]] may be decreased
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*In uncontrolled bleeding:
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** Elevated [[creatinine]]
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* Duplex doppler ultrasonography can determine:
** Velocity and direction of portal flow
** Determine portal vein patency
* Endoscopic ultrasonography may also be useful
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* Abnormal opacities representing paraesophageal varices  may be detected outside the esophageal wall
* The short or long segment of the descending [[aorta]] may be obliterated
* A posterior mediastinal or intraparenchymal mass may be noted
* A dilated [[azygous vein]] may be noted and is described as a "downhill varix"
* Dilated collaterals may lead to a widened [[superior mediastinum]]
* [[Barium swallow]] demonstrates snake-like filling defects
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* Can visualize the entire portal venous system
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* Can visualize the entire portal venous system
* Portrays [[esophageal varices]] as flow voids
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* Positive emission tomography can determine portal hypertension and evaluate [[esophageal varices]]
* A flexible [[endoscope]] may also aid diagnosis
* Bleeding is stopped by [[vasopressin]], balloon tamponade, or [[transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt]] to name a few.
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* [[ESR]] and [[CRP]] may be elevated
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* [[BUN]] and [[creatinine]] may be elevated
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* For [[coronary heart disease]], cardiac stress testing may be performed:
* For [[rheumatic heart disease]], the following tests may be performed:
** Throat culture may be positive for group A beta hemolytic streptococcus
** Rapid antigen detection test may be positive for  group A streptococcal antigen
** Antistreptococcal antibodies may be detected
** Heart reactive antibodies may be detected against M protein
** Rapid detection test for D8/17 B cell markers
* Hyperoxia test can distinguish cardiac from non - cardiac causes of [[cyanosis]]
* [[Pulse oximetry]] is useful in congenital heart diseases
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* [[Ultrasound]] visualizes anatomy of the heart and in particular, the chambers and chamber flow
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* May visualize heart anatomy and vessels such as:
** [[Cardiomegaly]]
** [[Dextrocardia]]
** Abnormal cardiac silhouette
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* [[ECG]] may demonstrate:
** [[Arrhythmias]] such as:
*** [[Sinus tachycardia]]
*** Multifocal atrial [[tachycardia]]
*** Prolonged PR interval in [[atrioventricular block]]
*** [[Atrial fibrillation]]
*** [[Atrial flutter]]
** [[Pericarditis]] by ST segment elevation mostly in lead II, III, aVF, and V4 - V6
* [[Echocardiography]] may detect the following:
** Ventricular dysfunction
** Left and right ventricular [[hypertrophy]]
** Chronic mitral valve disease
** [[Mitral stenosis]]
** [[Mitral insufficiency]]
** Left atrial dilation
** Left atrial enlargement
** [[Aortic stenosis]]
** [[Aortic insufficiency]]
** [[Tricuspid insufficiency]]
** [[Pulmonary stenosis]]
** [[Pulmonary insufficiency]]
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* History and physical examination (auscultation of the heart) are important for diagnosis
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* May indicate [[normocytic normochromic anemia]]
* [[Prothrombin time]], [[activated partial thromboplastin time]] and [[bleeding time]] may be elevated
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* [[BUN]] and [[creatinine]] is elevated in severe [[hemorrhage]]
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* [[pH]] may be 7.30-7.35 with mild to severe [[metabolic acidosis]]
* Serum [[sodium]] and [[chloride]] may become elevated with high volume isotonic saline
* [[Hyperchloremia]] may cause a non–ion gap [[acidosis]]
* [[Hypocalemia]] may occur with rapid [[blood transfusion]]
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* Sensitive to [[bleeding]] within body cavities
* Focused abdominal sonographic technique (FAST) can detect peritoneal cavity fluid
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* Chest x - ray may demonstrate bilateral opacities in the lung field and indicate [[hemothorax]]
* Abdominal x - ray may demonstrate [[hemoperitoneum]]
* Incomplete calcified margins of a dilated aorta may indicate a ruptured [[abdominal aortic aneurysm]]
* Absence of the psoas shadow may suggest retroperitoneal blood
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* May visualize intrathoracic, intra-abdominal, and retroperitoneal [[bleeding]]
* However, [[ultrasound]] is more often used
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* Esophagogastroduodenoscopy is often used to visualize the source of [[bleeding]] in the upper GI
* [[Colonoscopy]] may be used in the lower GI
* [[Angiography]] and nuclear medicine scanning are also useful in diagnosing the source of [[bleeding]]
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* Elevated or decreased [[mean corpuscular volume]] and [[mean corpuscular hemoglobin]]
* [[Thrombocytopenia]]
* [[Microcytic]] hypochromic [[anemia]]
* [[Macrocytic anemia]]
* Elevated [[red blood cell]] distribution width may indicate [[anisocytosis]]
* [[Reticulocyte]] count may be increased
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* Peripheral [[blood smear]] may demonstrate:
** Smudge cells
** Small [[lymphocytes]]
** Polychromasia
** [[Spherocyte]]s
** [[Schistocyte]]s
* Serum [[lactate dehydrogenase]] may be elevated
* Serum [[haptoglobin]] may be decreased
* Unconjugated or indirect [[bilirubin]]  may be elevated
* The following tests may also aid diagnosis:
** Direct antiglobulin test
** [[Urine]] free [[hemoglobin]] test
** [[Urine]] [[hemosiderin]] test
** [[Red blood cell]] survival test
** Cold agglutinin titer
** Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase screen
** Sickle cell screen
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** May visualize [[hepatomegaly]] or [[splenomegal]]y or [[hepatosplenomegaly]]
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* [[Leukocytosis]] may indicate [[spontaneous bacterial peritonitis]]
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* Reduced [[glomerular filtration rate]]
* Serum [[creatinine]]  > 1.5 mg/dL or 24 - hour [[creatinine]] clearance < 40 mL/min
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* Serum [[sodium]] < 130 mEq/L
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* [[Proteinuria]] < 500 mg/d
* Urine volume < 500 mL/d
* Urine [[sodium]] < 10 mEq/L
* [[Urine osmolality]] > [[plasma osmolality]]
* Urine [[red blood cell]] count < 50 per high-power field
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* Prolonged [[prothrombin time]]
* Alpha feto-protein may be positive
* [[Cryoglobulinemia]] may be seen
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* Abdominal ultrasound to exclude [[hydronephrosis]] and intrinsic renal disease
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* [[Echocardiography]] is used to evaluate right ventricular preload, ventricular filling pressures, and cardiac function
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* In high [[cardiac output]], [[anemia]] may be detected
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* Elevated [[creatinine]]
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* Serum [[sodium]] may be decreased
* Serum [[postassium]] may be chronically low
* Serum [[magnesium]] may be decreased
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* [[Cardiac enzyme]]s may be elevated indicating a recent [[myocardial infarction]], and include:
** [[Troponin]]
** [[Creatine kinase]]
** [[Creatine kinase]] - MB
* B-type natriuretic peptide level reflects volume status
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* May detect abnormal cardiac silhouette
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* CT with [[angiography]] can detect the following:
** Biventricular volume
** [[Ejection fraction]]
** Wall motion
** Myocardial perfusion
** [[Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]]
** Left ventricular noncompaction
** Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
** Congenital malformation
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* MRI with gadolinium–diethylene-triamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) can evaluate mid-wall fibrosis
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* Echocardiography is the gold standard in diagnosis and indicates an [[ejection fraction]] ≤35%
* Echo may also diagnose [[pulmonary embolism]], right ventricular dilation or [[pericardial effusion]] with tamponade
* Electrocardiogram is useful in detecting;
** Left ventricular enlargement
** [[Atrial fibrillation]]
** Premature ventricular complexes
** Left ventricular [[hypertrophy]]
** Left bundle-branch block
** [[Atrioventricular block]]
* Right-sided heart catheterization can determine volume status
* Endomyocardial biopsy may also be helpful in diagnosis
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* Liver function testing is crucial for diagnosis
* The following serologic tests are used as indirect markers of [[fibrosis]]:
** [[Aspartate aminotransferase]] to [[platelet]] ratio
** FibroTest/FibroSure
** Hepascore
** FibroSpect
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* Doppler ultrasound may demonstrate:
** Portal blood flow and flow velocity
** [[Hepatic artery]] enlargement
** Vascular resistance
** Multifocal or focal lesions or masses
** Hepatic contour
** Hepatic texture
** Portal collaterals
** [[Ascites]]
** [[Splenomegaly]]
** [[Portal vein thrombosis]]
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* May demonstrate  the following:
** [[Ascites]]
** [[Bowel perforation]]
** [[Gynecomastia]] (enlargement of breast tissue)
** [[Azygos vein]] enlargement 
** Variceal hemorrhage
** [[Pleural effusion]]
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* CT can detect the following:
** Morphologic changes in the liver
** Collaterals and shunts
** Lesions
** Hyperattenuating nodule of [[hepatocellular carcinoma]]
** [[Portal vein thrombosis]]
** [[Splenomegaly]] and gallbladder enlargement
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* MRI can detect the following:
** Morphologic changes in the liver
** Vacular patency
** Lesions
** Tumor invasion
** [[Portal vein thrombosis]]
** [[Splenomegaly]] and gallbladder enlargement
** [[Steatosis]]
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* Nuclear imaging can determine hepatic function and [[portal hypertension]]
* [[Angiography]] can determine hepatic perfusion and the development of [[shunt]]s and [[tumor]]s
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* [[Liver cirrhosis]] is irreversible and a transplant is usually needed
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* May demonstrate [[microangiopathic hemolytic anemia]]
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* Elevated [[BUN]]
* Elevated [[creatinine]]
* [[Azotemia]]
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* [[Hypernatremia]]
* [[Hyperphosphatemia]]
* [[Hyperkalemia]] or [[hypokalemia]]
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* [[Proteinuria]]
* [[Microscopic hematuria]]
* [[Red blood cell]] or [[hyaline cast]]s
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* A[[cidosis]]
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* It is useful to also test the following:
** [[Cardiac enzymes]]
** Urinary [[catecholamines]] and vanillylmandelic acid
** Thyroid-stimulating hormone level
* Elevated plasma [[renin]], [[angiotensin]] II, and [[aldosterone]] is often detected
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* May demonstrate the following:
** Cardiac enlargement
** [[Pulmonary edema]]
** Rib notching
** [[Aortic coarctation]]
** Mediastinal widening
** [[Aortic dissection]]
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* Electrocardiography may indicate the following:
** [[Ischemia]]
** Infarct
** Evidence of electrolyte abnormalities or drug overdose
* Echocardiography may indicate the following:
** Left atrial enlargement
** Left ventricular [[hypertrophy]]
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anmol Pitliya, M.B.B.S. M.D.[2]

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