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Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Glomerular Diseases ... hematuria. ... RBC casts in urine ... diabetes)) #Glomerular ... #Diseases #Nephritic
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
or dipstick) Glomerular ... of Glomerular Bleeding ... • Signs of glomerular ... Suggestive of glomerular ... disease Renal
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... blood cells on urine ... • Calculi Glomerular ... epithelial side of glomerular ... endothelial side of glomerular
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
tubular injury ... red - cells Non-glomerular ... Dysmorphic red cells - Glomerular ... Diagnostic of glomerular ... renal disease
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Classification ... - TTP/HUS • Glomerular ... necrosis (causes ... interstitial nephritis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... injury), Coags ... : UA, Urine protein ... Goodpasture's cause ... hypercellular glomeruli
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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multiplex • Hematuria ... tract, and often causes ... Vasculitis - Skin, glomeruli ... : - Kidneys: glomerular ... purpura: strong sign
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Extra-articular Manifestations
 • Ocular - Inflammation of the iris, the anterior part of the
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... abnormalities • Renal ... - Inflammation acute ... amyloid proteins in glomeruli ... #diagnosis #signs