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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... gammopathy of renal ... change disease • Hematologic ... malignancies Treatment ... #Kidney #Injury
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
medications • Acute ... • Colchicine: Acute ... , renal stones ... gout #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
• Drug induced acute ... particularly underlying renal ... • Treatment includes ... #Vancomycin #AKI ... toxicology #diagnosis #management
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
Diagnosis, causes and management ... with purpura - Renal ... Less peripheral neuropathy ... Treatment ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Rheumatology
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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pancreas, biliary, renal ... lesions, meninges, kidneys ... hypergammaglobulinemia, ↑ acute ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
fever - ACS, AKI ... , acute limb ischemia ... organ damage • Treatment ... TLS #diagnosis #management ... #hematology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Renal Failure ... Treatment: • Steroids ... APML #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
exam and imaging Treatment ... ideally limit for acute ... Leflunomide (LEF) • JAKi ... Arthritis #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Classification: • Acute ... • Peripheral neuropathy ... APLA/LAC: • Renal ... C4) • ds-DNA: Kidney ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
malignancy (Especially acute ... Bleeding (64%) • Renal ... + Bleeding Treatment ... diagnosis #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology