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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... Anti-ds-DNA, C3/C4 ... • Interstitial nephritis ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
• Malar rash - spares ... levels (C3 and C4 ... ) • ds-DNA: Kidney ... induced SLE • Kidney ... activity • C3 C4
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
for glomerular disease ... Spot PC (protein ... C3, C4 - Test for ... glomerular #testing #workup ... #nephritic #nephrology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
) - Loss of kidney ... function over a short ... of glomerular disease ... nephropathy, lupus nephritis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Spot PC (protein ... microangiopathy. 5) C3, C4 ... #workup #diagnosis ... initial #testing #nephrology ... #nephrotic #nephritis