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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 ... but in severe cases ... diabetes)) #Glomerular ... Nephrotic #Syndromes #Classification
Causes of Hematuria - Glomerular vs Non-glomerular

== Glomerular ==
- Glomerulonephritis 
- Thin basement membrane disease 

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- Glomerular vs ... Non-glomerular ... == Glomerular ... disease == Non-glomerular ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Red blood cells ... • Calculi Glomerular ... epithelial side of glomerular ... endothelial side of glomerular
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... inversely related to glomerular ... rate by tubulo-glomerular ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Pathophysiology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
urine • 1ml blood ... or dipstick) Glomerular ... of Glomerular Bleeding ... hematuria • Signs of glomerular ... Suggestive of glomerular
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework 
Pre-Renal
Post-Renal
Intrinsic Renal:
 • Tubules (ATN)
 • Glomerular:
Causes of Acute ... Tubules (ATN) • Glomerular ... #KidneyInjury #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Major Segments of the Nephron and their Functions 
 - Glomerulus - Formation of glomerular filtrate
Functions - Glomerulus ... - Formation of glomerular ... organic acids and bases ... Segments #Function #Pathophysiology
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
and Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Evidence of glomerular ... Nephrology if cause ... Hematuria #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... Workup #urology #blood
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... presenting with overt glomerular ... Cytomegalovirus; GBM = glomerular ... content [85].2>5 red blood ... #diagnosis #glomerular
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
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the patient have glomerular ... hematuria (RBC casts ... Syndrome #Comparison #Algorithm