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Lupus Nephritis Primer
Class I - Minimal Mesangial
Class II - Mesangial Proliferative
Class Ill - Focal Proliferative
Class IV
Lupus Nephritis ... DrFlashHeart #Lupus ... Nephritis #SLE #Classification ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #nephrology
Algorithm for the Treatment of Membranous Lupus Nephritis
Sub-nephrotic-range proteinuria (<3.5g/d, normal serum albumin) and Preserved kidney
Algorithm for the Treatment ... of Membranous Lupus ... #Membranous #Lupus ... Nephritis #Algorithm #Treatment ... #management #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Classification ... causes: sepsis, meds ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Management of Lupus Nephritis
Lupus nephritis (LN) in 10 to 40% of SLE
Hallmark = proteinuria 20.5 g/g
Management of Lupus ... severity (ISN/RPS classification ... by 12 months Classification ... #treatment #management ... #rheumatology #nephrology
Treatment Algorithm for Active Proliferative Lupus Nephritis (Class III/IV or Mixed Class III/IV + V)
Induction Therapy
Treatment Algorithm ... Hydroxychloroquine Kidney ... Protective Measures #Treatment ... #Nephritis #management ... #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... malignancies Treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Classification ... #Nephrology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
permeability Diagnosis ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... rheumatology #cerebritis #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
) - Loss of kidney ... IgA nephropathy, lupus ... Glomerulonephritis #RPGN #Classification ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Associated Acute Kidney ... induced acute kidney ... • Treatment includes ... pharmacology #toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #nephrology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
myalgia, serositis, Kidney ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Usual therapeutic management ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #management