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Normal Glomerulus on Electron Microscopy
This eyeSCANdy image shows scanning EM of normal glomerulus showing glomerular capillary
Normal Glomerulus ... of normal glomerulus ... showing glomerular ... arkanalabs #Normal #glomerulus ... ElectronMicroscopy #SEM
Glomerular Tuft on Electron Microscopy

This eyeSCANdy image shows acellular scanning EM of a normal glomerular tuft
Glomerular Tuft ... of a normal glomerular ... removal of the podocytes ... @arkanalabs #glomerulus ... #glomerular #tuft
Glomerular Tuft on Electron Microscopy

This eyeSCANdy image shows acellular scanning EM of a normal glomerular tuft
Glomerular Tuft ... of a normal glomerular ... removal of the podocytes ... @arkanalabs #glomerulus ... #glomerular #tuft
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
Glomerulonephritis (RPGN ... with evidence of glomerular ... immune deposits in glomeruli ... post-infectious GN Anti-Glomerular ... #Classification
Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
Spectrum of Glomerular ... • Injury to podocytes ... formation #Glomerular ... nephritic #nephrotic #comparison
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Glomerular Diseases ... 10 (eg direct podocyte ... damage) or 20 (podocyte ... diabetes)) #Glomerular ... Nephrotic #Syndromes #Classification
This image shows scanning EM of a proteinuric glomerulus with capillary loop showing widening and partial
shows scanning EM ... a proteinuric glomerulus ... interdigitating podocyte ... arkanalabs #glomerulus ... ElectronMicroscopy #SEM
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
the patient have glomerular ... Nephrotic #Syndrome #Comparison ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
Glomerulonephritis (MPGN ... formation along glomerular ... , CFHR5 neph) MPGN ... immune deposits on EM ... Glomerulonephritis #MPGN
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
abnormalities of selected glomerular ... Electron Microscopy (EM ... GN • Amyloid RPGN ... polyangiitis #glomerular ... nephrology #pathology #comparison