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Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis ... staining (lg + complement ... MGPN • Complement ... Membranoproliferative #Glomerulonephritis ... #MPGN #nephrology
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis ... Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis ... Nephrotic #Syndromes #Classification ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... Recommended Text: Nephrology
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 ... #Progressive #Glomerulonephritis
Spectrum of Glomerulonephritis 
Pathology - Common Diseases - Typical Presentation 

By Dr. John Roberts @John_K_Roberts

#Glomerulonephritis #Spectrum
Spectrum of Glomerulonephritis ... John_K_Roberts #Glomerulonephritis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis ... Post/pauci immune glomerulonephritis ... Hypocomplementemia #Low #Complement
Approach to managing Glomerulonephritis (GN) in children. 

ANCA, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; c-ANCA, cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies;
Approach to managing Glomerulonephritis ... #Glomerulonephritis ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Kidney Injury - Classification ... Post-infectious glomerulonephritis ... Kidney #Injury #Classification ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Glomerulonephritis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
ANCA:
 • C-ANCA: GPA (Wegener's)
 • P-ANCA: Microscopic Polyangiitis, Eosinophilic GPA (Churg
Glomerulonephritis ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Glomerulonephritis ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis ... staining #Glomerulonephritis ... #RPGN #Classification ... Differential #Diagnosis #Nephrology
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