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Lupus Nephritis Classification Algorithm

#Lupus #Nephritis #Classification #Algorithm #diagnosis #differential #types #rheumatology #nephrology #renal
Lupus Nephritis ... Algorithm #Lupus ... #Nephritis #Classification ... differential #types #rheumatology ... #nephrology #renal
Renal Involvement in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Dr. Laurent ARNAUD @Lupusreference

#Renal #diseases #SLE #Systemic #Lupus #Erythematosus #venn #nephrology
Involvement in Systemic Lupus ... SLE #Systemic #Lupus ... Erythematosus #venn #nephrology ... #nephritis #classification ... #types #rheumatology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Glomerulonephritides (GN ... Post-infectious GN ... , Lupus Acute Tubular ... Interstitial Nephritis ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
, Acute cutaneous ... pericardial effusion, Acute ... nephritis, Class ... nephritis Immunologic ... Erythematosus #diagnosis #rheumatology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
Complement: Post-strep GN ... , Lupus Nephritis ... diagnosis #algorithm #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Classification: • Acute ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Pleural effusions • Acute ... nephritis can present ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Management of Lupus Nephritis
Lupus nephritis (LN) in 10 to 40% of SLE
Hallmark = proteinuria 20.5 g/g
Management of Lupus ... Nephritis Lupus ... nephritis (LN) ... treatment #management #rheumatology ... #nephrology
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
EM) Haematuria/nephritis ... • Lupus ISN/RPS ... Post-infectious GN ... • Membranous GN ... glomerular #diseases #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
Acute Kidney Injury ... dye) • AIN (acute ... interstitial nephritis ... ) • GN (glomerulonephritis ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... IgA, post-strep, lupus ... Interstitial Nephritis ... legionella) • Immune (lupus ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology