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Lupus Nephritis Primer
Class I - Minimal Mesangial
Class II - Mesangial Proliferative
Class Ill - Focal Proliferative
Class IV
Lupus Nephritis Primer ... Class I - Minimal ... Mesangial Class ... IV - Diffuse Proliferative ... Nephritis #SLE #Classification
Main causes of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases.

#differential #algorithm #diagnosis #causes #DPLD #ILD #parenchymal #lung #diseases #pulmonary
Main causes of diffuse ... parenchymal lung ... #differential #algorithm ... #parenchymal #lung ... #diseases #pulmonary
Management of Lupus Nephritis
Lupus nephritis (LN) in 10 to 40% of SLE
Hallmark = proteinuria 20.5 g/g
: • Class I - ... mesangial LN • Class ... proliferative LN • Class ... Membranous LN • Class ... Nephritis #Management #treatment
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... BNP/NT-proBNP, d-dimer ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
interval: • Class ... disopyramide) • Class ... flecainide) • Class ... Hypocalcemia (rarely) Treatment ... Anti-arrhythmic • Class
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease • Diffuse ... Lung Disease ... • Chronic Lung ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
capillaritis leading to diffuse ... hemorrhage (DAH) • Diffuse ... ground glass or ... sparing of the lung ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... are present • Classic ... lymphadenopathy more diffuse ... Responsive to Treatment ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification
Diagnosis and Management of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH)
Blood escaping through the capillary wall into the alveoli,
Management of Diffuse ... • DAH triad: lung ... ground-glass opacities ... Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Causes
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Hypertension Presence of pulmonary ... (chronic lung disease ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT ... improves functional class ... improves functional class