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Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
- Definition, Causes ... retinal ischemia Causes ... Panuveitis Dr ... #Differential # ... Ophthalmology #Rheumatology
Lupus Nephritis Primer
Class I - Minimal Mesangial
Class II - Mesangial Proliferative
Class Ill - Focal Proliferative
Class IV
Maheswaranathan, MD ... @MithuRheu and Dr ... Nephritis #SLE #Classification ... #Classes #differential ... diagnosis #management #nephrology
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Anemia Intrinsic Causes ... elliptocytosis Extrinsic Causes ... Intravascular Causes ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #classification
Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
Drug-induced edema is caused ... cascade By Dr ... Edema #Medication #Causes ... #Differential # ... Pharmacology #Pathophysiology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
are present • Classic ... - Amy Chung, MD ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Diagnosis
Furosemide (Lasix) Pharmacology
 • IV Furosemide in Acute Heart Failure
 • Causes of Diuretic Resistance
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Furosemide (Lasix) Pharmacology ... Heart Failure • Causes ... Satyendra Dhar, MD ... Furosemide #Lasix #Pharmacology ... #nephrology #pathophysiology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... an underlying cause ... about secondary causes ... always a good idea ... Dr.
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
anemia (MAHA) Pathophysiology ... • Refractory cases ... Maheswaranathan, MD ... Renal #Crisis #rheumatology ... #nephrology #diagnosis