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Lupus Nephritis Classification Algorithm

#Lupus #Nephritis #Classification #Algorithm #diagnosis #differential #types #rheumatology #nephrology #renal
Lupus Nephritis ... #Lupus #Nephritis ... Algorithm #diagnosis #differential ... #types #rheumatology ... #nephrology #renal
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
IgA nephropathy, lupus ... autoAb against type ... #RPGN #Classification ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
- Small vessel vasculitis ... - TTP/HUS • Glomerular ... Post-infectious glomerulonephritis ... Acute interstitial nephritis ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential ... - Skin, glomeruli ... : - Kidneys: glomerular ... such as systemic lupus ... #rheumatology #classification
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis ... symptomatology Differential ... Complex: Systemic lupus ... sclerosis • Anti-Glomerular ... #diagnosis #nephrology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Skin Disease Classification ... permanent alopecia Differential ... ANCA-associated vasculitis ... Kikuchi disease • Type-I ... • Mesenteric vasculitis
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
for ANCA-related vasculitis ... cryoglobulinemias (types ... workup #diagnosis #glomerulonephritis ... #nephrotic #nephritic ... #nephrology