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Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI ... Post-infectious GN ... , Lupus Acute Tubular ... Acute Interstitial Nephritis ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
Complement: Post-strep GN ... , Lupus Nephritis ... Glomerulonephritis #Vasculitis ... diagnosis #algorithm #rheumatology
Staphylococcus-associated GlomeruloNephritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
CLINICAL
 • Nephritic syndrome (Casts)
 • Marked proteinuria (may be
CLINICAL • Nephritic ... proteinuria (may be nephrotic ... Leukocyturia • Vasculitic ... GlomeruloNephritis #nephrology ... #GN
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 #Management ... #rheumatology # ... nephrology
Renal involvement in 35% of mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis 
Associated with : 
 • Absence of skin
cryoglobulinemia vasculitis ... • Tendency for nephrotic ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis ... #Management #Rheumatology ... Cryoglobulinemic #Nephrology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
) • Cutaneous vasculitis ... • Interstitial nephritis ... Membranoproliferative GN ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #Diagnosis #Management