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Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... • Hereditary nephritis ... and >3.5g/day (nephrotic ... • Lupus glomerulonephritis ... Differential #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
- TTP/HUS • Glomerular ... glomerulonephritis ... necrosis (causes ... nephritis (AIN) ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
are seen in acute ... tubulointerstitial nephritis ... tuberculosis Fatty - Nephrotic ... #Differential # ... Microscopy #Diagnosis
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... (AKI) - Acute increase ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... Interstitial Nephritis ... #Nephrology #Differential
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
clusters because nephritic ... Hematuria may be ... #diagnosis #glomerular ... #proteinuria #nephrotic ... #syndrome #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... , urine microscopy ... and signs • Glomerulonephritis ... • Interstitial nephritis ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
AKI - Differential ... Post-infectious GN, Lupus ... Interstitial Nephritis ... #causes #Acute ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Urine Microscopy - Casts
Acellular Casts
 • Hyaline Casts - Consists of only precipitated Tamm-Horsfell protein without
Urine Microscopy ... suggestive of nephrotic ... #Urine #Microscopy ... #nephrology #interpretation ... #diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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multiplex • Hematuria ... PR3-ANCA): • Microscopic ... tract, and often causes ... such as systemic lupus ... #classification