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

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
Rapidly Progressive ... staining): • Low Complement ... involvement: Anti-GBM Disease ... Glomerulonephritis #Vasculitis ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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proteinuria, rapidly progressing ... often involved • Hypocomplementemic ... Urticaria and hypocomplementemia ... (Granulomatous disease ... against MPO • Complement
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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hemorrhage + rapidly progressive ... - Anti-GBM Disease ... anti-GBM) 10%: - Low Complement ... - Normal Complement ... , Behcet's Disease
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
proteinuria, Rapidly progressing ... is 50 years • Progressive ... immune GN (rapidly progressive ... Elevated AST ALT • Hypocomplementemia ... ) • Hypocomplementemic
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Kidney Injury (AKI ... - Pre-renal disease ... — 21% - AKI ... Glomerulonephritis or vasculitis ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
HSCT related renal disease - AKI and CKD
Acute Kidney Injury: Acute GvHD 2-4, Pre renal state,
related renal disease ... - AKI and CKD ... body irradiation, Complement ... #AKI #differential ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis ... life-threatening diseases ... EGPA) • Renal: (AKI ... Inflammatory eye disease ... Path: rapidly progressive
IGG-4 RELATED DISEASE

WHAT?
 • A chronic, immune-mediated fibroinflammatory disease with tumefactive infiltration of IgG4+ plasma cells
IGG-4 RELATED DISEASE ... fibroinflammatory disease ... inflammation -> progressive ... aortitis, mimics vasculitis ... - ↑ IgE, ↓ complement
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance (MGRS)

MGRS
• MGRS refers to kidney disease caused by nephrotoxic monoclonal immunoglobulins
refers to kidney disease ... end-stage kidney disease ... tubulopathy) - Complement ... formation causing vasculitis ... function and prevent progression