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Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
(RPGN) - Loss ... IgA nephropathy, lupus ... nephritis, cryoglobulinemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
(RPGN) RPGN has ... Post-strep GN, Lupus ... Nephritis, Cryoglobulinemia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #algorithm #rheumatology
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
(MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary ... formation along glomerular ... glomerulopathy, radiation nephritis ... #MPGN #nephrology ... #diagnosis #renal
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Red ... IgA, post-strep, lupus ... • Lupus glomerulonephritis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Acute ... Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis ... Acute Interstitial Nephritis ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
- TTP/HUS • Glomerular ... Post-infectious glomerulonephritis ... Acute interstitial nephritis ... Classification #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... membrane; GN = glomerulonephritis ... atypical HUS; MPGN ... #diagnosis #glomerular ... #syndrome #nephrology
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
EM) Haematuria/nephritis ... • Lupus ISN/RPS ... GN • Amyloid RPGN ... #diseases #nephrology ... comparison #table #diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
Kidney Injury (AKI ... damage to the glomeruli ... acute interstitial nephritis ... ) • GN (glomerulonephritis ... #nephrology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI ... INTRINSINC RENAL Glomerulonephritides ... Post-infectious GN, Lupus ... Acute Interstitial Nephritis ... #nephrology