HRS-AKI vs. other causes of AKI in cirrhosis: What do serum or urine sodium clues, albumin challenges, and shifting diagnostic criteria actually reveal about getting the diagnosis right?

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🔹 Transcript & Show Notes

Timestamps:

 (00:57) | Understanding the Pathophysiology of HRS

 (03:42) | How Portal Hypertension Traps the Kidneys

 (10:32) | Sorting the Differential of AKI in Cirrhosis Beyond HRS

 (18:28) | Hyponatremia and Urine Sodium in Advanced Cirrhosis

 (24:04) | Official Diagnosis and Evolving Criteria of HRS

 (29:30) | Albumin: When It Helps and When to Hold Back

 (34:00) | Recap and Future Directions

Tags: CoreIM, Internal Medicine, Primary Care, Medical Education, IMCore, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Medical Student, Nephrology, renal, hepatology, Portal Hypertension, Liver Disease

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