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Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
Glomerular Diseases ... Minimal change disease ... #Glomerular #Diseases ... Classification #Nephrology ... : Nephrology Secrets
Workup of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High or Normal PTH:
 • Hyperparathyroidism: Parathyroid adenoma, Parathyroid hyperplasia,
Workup of Hypercalcemia ... Skeletal metastatic disease ... disorders, Paget's disease ... Granulomatous diseases ... #nephrology #PTH
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
the population Disease ... Autoimmune diseases ... Lymphoproliferative diseases ... Insect stings Disease ... #table
Glomerular Diseases - Spectrum
 - Insidious vs Acute
 - Nephritic (hypertension, hematuria, renal failure) vs Nephrotic
Glomerular Diseases ... hypertension, hematuria, renal ... #Glomerular #Diseases ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Disease Tissue ... patients with celiac disease ... Sensitivity for celiac disease ... value for celiac disease ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
parenchymal disease ... disease • Renovascular ... disease - Renal ... Causes #Screening #Workup ... #table
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... acidosis, DKA Kidney Disease ... CKD Increased Renal ... #phosphate #nephrology
Nephrotic vs Nephritic syndromes - Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases 

#Nephritic #Nephrotic #Syndromes #Spectrum #Classification #Glomerular #Diseases
of Glomerular Diseases ... Classification #Glomerular #Diseases ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
of Glomerular Diseases ... #Glomerular #Diseases ... differential #spectrum #diagnosis ... #nephrology #nephritic ... #nephrotic #comparison
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Immune-complex disease ... Bilateral ureteral disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology