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Glomerulonephritis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
ANCA:
 • C-ANCA: GPA (Wegener's)
 • P-ANCA: Microscopic Polyangiitis, Eosinophilic GPA (Churg
Glomerulonephritis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Strauss) Anti-GBM ... /C4 (IgA): IgA Nephropathy ... #differential #diagnosis
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis ... Complement: IgA nephropathy ... Glomerulonephritis ... #Progressive #Glomerulonephritis ... #differential #diagnosis
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis ... glomeruli • Ex: IgA nephropathy ... Basement Membrane (GBM ... staining #Glomerulonephritis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
- Differential Diagnosis ... wall) • IgA nephropathy ... • Thin GBM ... ) • Anti-GBM ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
- Differential Diagnosis ... hypotension) • Toxins (contrast ... Obstruction • Cast nephropathy ... Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis ... • Anti-GBM antibodies
Common Causes of the Different Categories of Dizziness #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare #EM #IM #Differential #Dizziness #Vertigo #Disequilibrium
of Dizziness #Diagnosis ... #PrimaryCare #EM ... Lightheadedness #Table ... #NEJM
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
infections (HPV, EBV ... Disease Recurrence: Glomerulonephritis ... syndrome, SLE, IgA nephropathy ... #differential #diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... ) • Anti-GBM - ... weakness - Nerves: neuropathy ... Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
the differential diagnosis ... Cytomegalovirus; GBM ... membrane; GN = glomerulonephritis ... membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis ... Diabetic nephropathy
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
renal failure (glomerulonephritis ... antibody, Anti-GBM ... usually low in anti-GBM ... Diagnosis of PRS ... progressive (crescentic) glomerulonephritis