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Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... nephropathy • Secondary ... GNs: Due to systemic ... Post-infectious GN, Lupus
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
process whereas secondary ... diseases • In secondary ... (PBC), or with systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... (SLE) Signs /
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Primary and Secondary ... taken at home, work ... disease - CKD, AKI ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... #Secondary #HTN
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... Classified among the secondary ... lupus erythematosus ... lupus erythematosus ... [SLE], AOSD) •
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... the context of primary ... APLA/LAC: • Renal ... Chronic B-cell activation ... #Systemic #Lupus
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - Workup ... bruit or signs ... Hypothyroidism, Primary ... most pts have HTN
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
pulmonary and renal ... diseases, such as SLE ... purpura: Strong sign ... with GCA or as primary ... Abdominal pain • HTN
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
of the immune system ... Types of HLH • Primary ... STX11, STXBP2 • Secondary ... Presentation • Common Signs ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology