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Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
Glomerular Diseases ... Both - Diffuse ... Nephrotic #Syndromes #Classification ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... Recommended Text: Nephrology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
post-infectious GN ... Anti-Glomerular ... staining on IF • No EM ... Glomerulonephritis #RPGN #Classification ... Differential #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
Glomerulonephritis (MPGN ... Mesangiocapillary GN ... formation along glomerular ... immune deposits on EM ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Normal Glomerulus on Electron Microscopy
This eyeSCANdy image shows scanning EM of normal glomerulus showing glomerular capillary
Normal Glomerulus ... shows scanning EM ... showing glomerular ... ElectronMicroscopy #SEM #clinical ... #nephrology #pathology
Stage II Membranous Glomerulonephritis on Electron Microscopy
This eyeSCANdy image shows acellular scanning EM of a glomerulus
acellular scanning EM ... of a glomerulus ... stage II showing diffuse ... glomerulonephritis #MGN ... #nephrology #pathology
This image shows acellular scanning EM with normal glomerular tuft at top and segmental necrosis at
acellular scanning EM ... with normal glomerular ... #tuft #glomerulus ... ElectronMicroscopy #SEM #clinical ... #nephrology #pathology
Management of Lupus Nephritis
Lupus nephritis (LN) in 10 to 40% of SLE
Hallmark = proteinuria 20.5 g/g
Focal LN (<50% of glomeruli ... • Class IV - Diffuse ... LN (>50% of glomeruli ... ) Diffuse segmental ... #rheumatology #nephrology
Glomerular Tuft on Electron Microscopy

This eyeSCANdy image shows acellular scanning EM of a normal glomerular tuft
Glomerular Tuft ... acellular scanning EM ... of a normal glomerular ... ElectronMicroscopy #SEM #clinical ... #nephrology #pathology
Glomerular Tuft on Electron Microscopy

This eyeSCANdy image shows acellular scanning EM of a normal glomerular tuft
Glomerular Tuft ... acellular scanning EM ... #glomerular #tuft ... ElectronMicroscopy #SEM #clinical ... #nephrology #pathology
Approach to managing Glomerulonephritis (GN) in children. 

ANCA, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; c-ANCA, cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies;
Glomerulonephritis (GN ... antibodies; GBM, glomerular ... Glomerulonephritis #Algorithm ... #Nephrology #Peds