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Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
Glomerular Diseases ... Nephrotic Syndromes ... #Diseases #Nephritic ... #Classification ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... cells on urine microscopy ... • Thin GBM disease ... • Lupus glomerulonephritis
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... glomerulonephritis ... necrosis (causes ... interstitial nephritis ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Acute Kidney Injury ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... polyangiitis /microscopic ... Interstitial Nephritis
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
disease (hematuria ... IgA nephropathy, lupus ... #RPGN #Classification ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Nephrology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Acute Kidney Injury ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... Post-infectious GN, Lupus ... Interstitial Nephritis ... Diagnosis #nephrology
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
are seen in acute ... Red blood cell - Glomerulonephritis ... syndrome ("Maltese ... #Differential # ... Microscopy #Diagnosis
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... Interstitial nephritis ... • Inflammatory disease ... /phimosis #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... Immune mediated injury ... disease Renal ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #urology #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... and signs • Glomerulonephritis ... • Interstitial nephritis ... #Diagnosis #nephrology