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Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
Causes of acute kidney ... vascular supply; glomerular ... and interstitial disease ... GBM, Glomerular ... Causes #Sites #Nephrology
Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
Spectrum of Glomerular ... Diseases Nephrotic ... • Breaks in GBM ... spectrum #diagnosis #nephrology ... nephritic #nephrotic #comparison
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
) - Loss of kidney ... with evidence of glomerular ... disease (hematuria ... immune deposits in glomeruli ... Differential #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Acute Kidney Injury ... • Vascular • Glomerular ... Immune-complex disease ... , Anti-GBM • Tubular ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Glomerular Diseases ... syndrome—due to GBM ... hyperlipidemia edema ... #Diseases #Nephritic ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology
Lithium Induced Kidney Diseases:
Electrolyte Disorders:
 • Nephrogenic DI
 • Incomplete distal RTA
 • Hypercalcemia
Tubular/interstitial disorders:
Lithium Induced Kidney ... interstitial damage Glomerular ... findings: • Edema ... Lithium #Induced #Kidney ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
abnormalities of selected glomerular ... RPGN • Anti-GBM ... polyangiitis #glomerular ... #diseases #nephrology ... #pathology #comparison
Anti-GIomeruIar Basement Membrane Disease (Goodpasture's Disease)

What is it? A small vessel vasculitis with circulating antibodies directed
directed against the glomerular ... Diagnosis: • Anti-GBM ... following: Serum, Kidney ... pathognomonic pattern on kidney ... AntiGBM #diagnosis #nephrology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Hemoptysis, Peripheral edema ... , Disease-specific ... sclerosis • Anti-Glomerular ... anti-ANCA ab, anti-GBM ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
matter vasogenic edema ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... circulation: MCA ACA ... watershed territories ... diagnosis #management #neurology