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Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Glomerular Diseases ... RBC casts in urine ... Nephrotic yndrome—podocyte ... diabetes)) #Glomerular ... #Classification
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework 
Pre-Renal
Post-Renal
Intrinsic Renal:
 • Tubules (ATN)
 • Glomerular:
Causes of Acute ... : • Tubules (ATN ... ) • Glomerular ... : Nephrotic, Nephritic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
Nephritic vs Nephrotic ... the patient have glomerular ... hematuria (RBC casts ... #Nephritic #Nephrotic ... Syndrome #Comparison #Algorithm
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Hereditary nephritis ... and >3.5g/day (nephrotic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Drugs Glomerular ... nephropathy • HTN ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... clusters because nephritic ... Nephrocalcinosis causes ... #Algorithm #differential ... #proteinuria #nephrotic
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... based on repeat clinic ... Consider secondary HTN ... Glomerulonephritis • Nephritic ... #Hypertension #HTN
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Kidney Injury - Classification ... - TTP/HUS • Glomerular ... tubular necrosis (causes ... Acute interstitial nephritis ... Kidney #Injury #Classification
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts ... formation along glomerular ... glomerulopathy, radiation nephritis ... , malignant HTN
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... periumbilical region), nausea ... Renal (10-50%) - HTN ... , nephrotic/nephritic