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Lupus Nephritis Classification Algorithm

#Lupus #Nephritis #Classification #Algorithm #diagnosis #differential #types #rheumatology #nephrology #renal
Lupus Nephritis ... Classification Algorithm ... #Classification ... #differential # ... types #rheumatology
Nephrotic Syndrome - Classification
 - Podocytopathies
 - Immunocomplex Deposits 
 - Other substances Deposits 

#Nephrotic #Syndrome
Nephrotic Syndrome ... - Classification ... Deposits #Nephrotic ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Nephrology #Algorithm
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
(HPS) HPS-differential ... Alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient ... vasodilatation HPS-severity ... classification
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm ... • Interstitial nephritis ... l/type 2 • Type ... Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis #algorithm ... nephrology #potassium #differential
Lactic Acidosis - Overview and Pathophysiology
Lactic acid is an endogenous substrate for gluconeogenesis, that is constantly
be a marker for severity ... PLUS a pH < 7.35 TYPE ... Clearance • Other TYPE ... #differential # ... pathophysiology #classification
Diagnosis of ascites according to the serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)
SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 - Ascitic protein
ascites albumin gradient ... Biliary leak, Nephrotic ... ascites #albumin #gradient ... #hepatology #differential ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Albuminuria (Grades) and Risk for CKD
Normal to mildly increased albuminuria:
 - Albumin excretion rate: < 30
Severely increased ... Nephrotic-range ... Macroalbuminuria is a type ... of nephrotic range ... Albuminuria #Grades #classification
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... Diagnosis #NonHodgkin #differential ... #algorithm
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
nephropathy, lupus nephritis ... autoAb against type ... Glomerulonephritis #RPGN #Classification ... #Differential #
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... - Most common type ... Hemorrhagic → leading ... water #Shock #Classification ... #criticalcare #differential