SCLERODERMA AND RENAL CRISIS

Course overview

SCLERODERMA RENAL CRISIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING COMPLICATION OF SCLERODERMA. IT TYPICALLY PRESENTS WITH THE ABRUPT ONSET OF SEVERE HYPERTENSION ACCOMPANIED BY RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE RENAL FAILURE, HYPERTENSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, AND/OR MICROANGIOPATHIC HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT OF SCLERODERMA RENAL CRISIS AND STRESSES THE ROLE OF TEAM-BASED INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE FOR AFFECTED PATIENTS.