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Treatment Options for Lupus Nephritis

#Lupus #Nephritis #Treatment #management #nephrology
Treatment Options ... for Lupus Nephritis ... #Lupus #Nephritis ... #Treatment #management
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Manifestations of Systemic Lupus ... Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Diagnosis and Management ... , oral ulcers, Lupus ... - CRP: Usually normal ... life-threatening • Treatment
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Proximal Weakness, Normal ... hydroxychloroquine therapy), Normal ... #Systemic #Lupus ... Complications #pathophysiology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
CRP - Usually normal ... constitutional symptoms • Treatment ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Usual therapeutic management ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Pathogenesis of Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety Disorders: A maladaptive emotional state causing fear,
worry, and excessive stress, characterized by:
foreboding or apprehension ... Imbalance and/or abnormal ... Anxiety #Disorders #Pathophysiology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Pathogenesis

 • Genetic factors (Mutations in HLA- DR2/HLA-DR3 genes, complement genes, cytokine
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Auto-antibodies -> Abnormal ... Auto-reactive T-cells -> Abnormal ... #Systemic #Lupus ... Erythematosus #SLE #Pathophysiology
Algorithm for the Treatment of Membranous Lupus Nephritis
Sub-nephrotic-range proteinuria (<3.5g/d, normal serum albumin) and Preserved kidney
Algorithm for the Treatment ... of Membranous Lupus ... proteinuria (<3.5g/d, normal ... #Membranous #Lupus ... #management #nephrology
Type III Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Small antigen-antibody complexes (produced from normal immune response to
(produced from normal ... : • Systemic Lupus ... Allergy #Immunology #pathophysiology
Cyanide Toxicity 
Treatment:
1) Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide = Cyanocobalamin (nontoxic) 
   or 
2) Amyl nitrite
Cyanide Toxicity Treatment ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Pathophysiology ... #Management #Treatment