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Elbow Injuries - Elbow Dislocations - Anterior vs Posterior #Diagnosis #EM #Ortho #Elbow #Dislocation #Anterior #Posterior
Injuries - Elbow Dislocations ... Posterior #Diagnosis #EM ... #Ortho #Elbow #Dislocation ... Anterior #Posterior #Classification
Hip Dislocation - Posterior dislocation (90%): Typically presents with hip flexed and adducted; 5-15% of posterior
Hip Dislocation ... - Posterior dislocation ... Anterior dislocation ... rotated #Dagnosis #EM ... #Classification
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis ... staining (lg + complement ... MGPN • Complement ... immune deposits on EM ... Membranoproliferative #Glomerulonephritis
Knee Dislocation Classification: Anterior vs Posterior  #Diagnosis #EM #Ortho #Sports #Knee #Dislocation #Diagram #Classification #Anterior
Knee Dislocation ... Classification: ... Posterior #Diagnosis #EM ... #Sports #Knee #Dislocation ... #Diagram #Classification
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis ... staining): • Low Complement ... Idiopathic • Normal Complement ... Kidney: Anti-GBM Glomerulonephritis ... #Vasculitis #differential
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis ... Post/pauci immune glomerulonephritis ... Hypocomplementemia #Low #Complement ... Mnemonic #diagnosis #differential
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis ... staining on IF • No EM ... staining #Glomerulonephritis ... #RPGN #Classification ... #Differential #
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Syndromes and Mimics - Differential ... rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis ... anti-GBM) 10%: - Low Complement ... Vasculitis - Normal Complement ... Syndromes #Mimics #Differential
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
antigen, leading to complement ... Complement activation ... Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis ... Hypersensitivity #Types #Classification
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
antigens, leading to complement ... they activate complement ... Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis ... allergy #table #classification