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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
• Elevated D-Dimer ... Bleeding (64%) • Renal ... • PTT: ↑ • D-Dimer ... causes #treatment #management ... #hematology
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Associated Acute Kidney ... particularly underlying renal ... minimizing risk factors ... toxicology #diagnosis #management ... #nephrology
Renal involvement in 35% of mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis 
Associated with : 
 • Absence of skin
Renal involvement ... Dialysis (%) - 5% Factors ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Management ... #Rheumatology # ... Cryoglobulinemic #Nephrology
Algorithm for the Treatment of Membranous Lupus Nephritis
Sub-nephrotic-range proteinuria (<3.5g/d, normal serum albumin) and Preserved kidney
Algorithm for the ... to treat extra-renal ... Lupus #Nephritis #Algorithm ... #Treatment #management ... #nephrology
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
pancreas, biliary, renal ... lesions, meninges, kidneys ... antibodies, rheumatoid factor ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... workup #treatment #rheumatology
Longterm Venous Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm
Treat for 3 months and reassess
 • Isolated distal DVT (without cancer)
Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm ... Transient risk factor ... stop even if D-dimer ... Thromboembolism #Treatment #Algorithm ... #management #hematology
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
Crisis: 1) Acute kidney ... of arteries Management ... #Crisis #rheumatology ... #nephrology #diagnosis ... #management
Post-Transplant Diarrhea - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Post-transplant diarrhea (≥ 3 loose or liquid stools per day)
Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm Post-transplant ... Diarrhea #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #nephrology ... #renal #kidney
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Management of Pruritus ... Patients with Chronic Kidney ... diagnosis: • Renal ... Pruritus #Treatment #Algorithm ... #Nephrology #CKD