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Treatment Options for Lupus Nephritis

#Lupus #Nephritis #Treatment #management #nephrology
Treatment Options for Lupus ... Nephritis #Lupus ... #Nephritis #Treatment ... #management #nephrology
Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome 
== Nephrotic Syndrome ==
Onset - Insidious 
Edema - ++++
Blood
Blood pressure - Normal ... venous pressure - Normal ... Serum albumin - Normal ... #Comparison #Table ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the Treatment of Membranous Lupus Nephritis
Sub-nephrotic-range proteinuria (<3.5g/d, normal serum albumin) and Preserved kidney
of Membranous Lupus ... proteinuria (<3.5g/d, normal ... #Membranous #Lupus ... #Treatment #management ... #nephrology
Lupus Nephritis Primer
Class I - Minimal Mesangial
Class II - Mesangial Proliferative
Class Ill - Focal Proliferative
Class IV
Lupus Nephritis ... DrFlashHeart #Lupus ... #Nephritis #SLE ... differential #diagnosis #management ... #nephrology
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 (LN) ... #Nephritis #Management ... #rheumatology #nephrology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Diagnosis and Management ... ulcers, Lupus nephritis ... - CRP: Usually normal ... Usual therapeutic management
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
Criteria for Systemic Lupus ... Non-scarring alopecia, Oral ... least 2 joints • Neurologic ... nephritis, Class ... nephritis Immunologic
Treatment Algorithm for Active Proliferative Lupus Nephritis (Class III/IV or Mixed Class III/IV + V)
Induction Therapy
Proliferative Lupus ... Nephritis (Class ... Oral prednisone ... #Nephritis #management ... #nephrology
Treatment for Refractory Lupus Nephritis

#Refractory #Lupus #Nephritis #Treatment #management #nephrology
for Refractory Lupus ... Nephritis #Refractory ... #Lupus #Nephritis ... #Treatment #management ... #nephrology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
ulcers, Lupus nephritis ... - CRP: Usually normal ... Usual therapeutic management ... #sle #comparison ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management