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Approach to managing Glomerulonephritis (GN) in children. 

ANCA, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; c-ANCA, cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies;
Approach to managing Glomerulonephritis ... (GN) in children ... SLE, systemic lupus ... #Glomerulonephritis ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis ... Complement: Post-strep GN ... , Lupus Nephritis ... Kidney: Anti-GBM Glomerulonephritis ... diagnosis #algorithm #rheumatology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
INTRINSINC RENAL Glomerulonephritides ... (GN) • Primary ... Post-infectious GN ... , Lupus Acute Tubular ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis ... IgA nephropathy, lupus ... post-infectious GN ... staining #Glomerulonephritis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
Acute Kidney Injury ... dye) • AIN (acute ... nephritis) • GN ... (glomerulonephritis ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis ... IgA, post-strep, lupus ... legionella) • Immune (lupus ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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rapidly progressing GN ... - Necrotizing glomerulonephritis ... inflammation Others: • Lupus ... such as systemic lupus ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
Renal Crisis: 1) Acute ... . pauci-immune GN ... Renal #Crisis #rheumatology ... #nephrology #diagnosis