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Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
glomerular disease (hematuria ... , proteinuria) ... IgA nephropathy, lupus ... post-infectious GN ... #Nephrology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Diagnosis Framework ... urine • 1ml blood ... Brown urine - Proteinuria ... causes #urology #nephrology ... blood
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
Glomerulonephritis (MPGN ... Mesangiocapillary GN ... RBC casts, +/- proteinuria ... #nephrology #diagnosis ... #renal
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
and Diagnosis Algorithm ... glomerular bleeding (proteinuria ... → Refer to Nephrology ... for renal biopsy ... Workup #urology #blood
Renal involvement in 35% of mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis 
Associated with : 
 • Absence of skin
Renal involvement ... presentation • Hematuria ... TerrierBen #Renal ... Vasculitis #Management #Rheumatology ... Cryoglobulinemic #Nephrology
Staphylococcus-associated GlomeruloNephritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
CLINICAL
 • Nephritic syndrome (Casts)
 • Marked proteinuria (may be
Casts) • Marked proteinuria ... • Often severe renal ... 15% macroscopic haematuria ... GlomeruloNephritis #nephrology ... #GN
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
basement membrane; GN ... atypical HUS; MPGN ... content [85].2>5 red blood ... Hematuria may be ... nephrotic #syndrome #nephrology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Hematuria in Post-Renal ... Herpes Simple Virus ... #differential #diagnosis ... #kidney #blood ... management #treatment #nephrology
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
Microscopy (EM) Haematuria ... /nephritis • Lupus ... • Amyloid RPGN ... glomerular #diseases #nephrology ... comparison #table #diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Dyspnea, Fever, Hematuria ... Differential Diagnosis ... Complex: Systemic lupus ... • Urinalysis (proteinuria ... #nephrology