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Anti-GIomeruIar Basement Membrane Disease (Goodpasture's Disease)

What is it? A small vessel vasculitis with circulating antibodies directed
Anti-GIomeruIar ... hemorrhage Diagnosis ... following: Serum, Kidney ... pathognomonic pattern on kidney ... Goodpastures #AntiGBM #diagnosis
Causes of Hematuria - Glomerular vs Non-glomerular

== Glomerular ==
- Glomerulonephritis 
- Thin basement membrane disease 

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vs Non-glomerular ... == Glomerular ... == Kidney - ... - Polycystic kidney ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
Causes of acute kidney ... components of the kidney ... GBM, Glomerular ... #Diagnosis #AKI ... #Acute #Kidney #
Kidney Biopsy - Diagnosis Algorithms
1) Normal Glomerulus by LM
2) Glomerular Crescents
3) Double Contours of GBM
4) Endocapillary
Kidney Biopsy - ... Diagnosis Algorithms ... Glomerulus by LM 2) Glomerular ... Hypercellularity #Kidney ... Biopsy #renal #Diagnosis
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework 
Pre-Renal
Post-Renal
Intrinsic Renal:
 • Tubules (ATN)
 • Glomerular:
Causes of Acute Kidney ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Tubules (ATN) • Glomerular ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Vascular • Glomerular ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney ... #Differential #Diagnosis
NSAID vs ACEI/ARB effects on the Kidneys

Remember that NSAIDs and ACEI/ARB therapy have opposing effects on
effects on the Kidneys ... effects on the kidneys ... contribute to kidney ... patients with normal kidney ... used for their kidney
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Volume depletion - Diagnosis ... INTRINSIC: - Glomerular ... appropriate) #Acute #Kidney
Causes of Hyperuricemia
Increased production
 • Solid-organ transplant
 • Tumor lysis syndrome
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 • Lesch Nyhan
Functionally normal kidneys ... ciclosporin)-reduced glomerular ... Associated with chronic kidney ... protein in the kidney ... Causes #UricAcid #diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic Kidney ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Decreased kidney ... Atherosclerosis Glomerular ... #Differential #Diagnosis