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Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis ... disease (hematuria ... staining #Glomerulonephritis ... Classification #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis ... symptomatology Differential ... Diagnosis for Pulmonary ... sclerosis • Anti-Glomerular ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
formation along glomerular ... (Dense deposit disease ... microangiopathy (TMA ... #MPGN #nephrology ... #diagnosis #renal
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Approach to the differential ... membrane; GN = glomerulonephritis ... cluster, the diseases ... #diagnosis #glomerular ... nephrotic #syndrome #nephrology
Drug Induced Kidney Injury
 • Pre-Renal: NSAIDS, CNI, ACEI/ARB, IL-2 therapy, Diuretics CAR-T therapy
 • Osmotic
Vitamin C • Glomerular ... Disease: Drug induced ... #KidneyInjury #differential ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #nephrology #Medications
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... or serologies + symptoms ... hypercellular glomeruli
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... basement membrane disease ... disease Renal ... between aorta and SMA ... #urology #nephrology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Vasculitis - Skin, glomeruli ... : - Kidneys: glomerular ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms
Anti-GIomeruIar Basement Membrane Disease (Goodpasture's Disease)

What is it? A small vessel vasculitis with circulating antibodies directed
directed against the glomerular ... rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis ... hemorrhage Diagnosis ... Goodpastures #AntiGBM #diagnosis ... #nephrology #pulmonary
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
disease 24- ... disease. ... #testing #workup ... #diagnosis #glomerulonephritis ... nephrotic #nephritic #nephrology