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Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
) - Differential ... at least 50% Renal ... Drugs • Emboli Systemic ... Interstitial Nephritis ... , sarcoid, Sjögren
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... severe disease & renal ... heart block • Sjogren ... Severe disease- high ... #rheumatology #management
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI ... - Differential ... Secondary GNs: Due to systemic ... Post-infectious GN, Lupus ... Interstitial Nephritis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... complements and a high ... dermatomyositis, Sjogren ... APLA/LAC: • Renal ... #Systemic #Lupus
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Differential ... vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated - Systemic ... - Glomerular (red ... Kidney #Injury #AKI
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Abnormality • SLE ... discoloration) • Chronic renal ... discoloration) • Nephrotic ... #Secondary #dermatology ... #Differential #
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
overlaps with RA, SLE ... cirrhosis: 3%-20% Renal ... • Interstitial nephritis ... Distal (Type I) renal ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management
Facial Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Facial Edema

Infectious:
	• Dental abscess
	• Ludwig's angina
	• Vincent's angina
	• Cellulitis
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Autoimmune: • SLE ... Still's disease • Sjogren's ... Preeclampsia Dermatologic ... Subcutaneous emphysema Renal ... : • Nephrotic
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
• Attempt if high ... initiation • Differential ... Renal Failure ... coagulopathy, RRT ... APML #diagnosis #management
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
lupus erythematosus ... (SLE), sickle cell ... uropathy, post-acute ... #Hyperkalemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #High