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Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
Glomerulonephritis (RPGN ... ) RPGN has three ... Complement: Post-strep GN ... , Lupus Nephritis ... diagnosis #algorithm #rheumatology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
Glomerulonephritis (RPGN ... IgA nephropathy, lupus ... nephritis, cryoglobulinemia ... post-infectious GN ... #Classification
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
Lupus ISN/RPS ... Post-infectious GN ... • Membranous GN ... • Amyloid RPGN ... pathology #comparison #table
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Skin Disease Classification ... • Anti-Ro/SSA autoantibodies ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... (nephrotic-range ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Farr assay) and lupus ... nephritis. ... #Antinuclear #autoantibodies ... erythematosus #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #table #ANA
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Drug Induced Lupus ... months) and of autoantibodies ... nephritis, NPSLE ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #