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Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
Glomerular Diseases ... Nephrotic Syndromes ... Nephritic syndrome ... Nephrotic syndrome ... #Nephrotic #Syndromes
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Glomerular Diseases ... Nephrotic Syndromes ... Nephritic syndrome—due ... Nephrotic yndrome—podocyte ... #Nephrotic #Syndromes
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... a.k.a. hepatorenal syndrome ... - TTP/HUS • Glomerular ... nephritis (AIN)
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
of Glomerular Bleeding ... - Alport syndrome ... syndrome: • ... • Signs of glomerular ... • Nutcracker syndrome
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
presenting with overt glomerular ... hemolytic-uremic syndrome ... clusters because nephritic ... #proteinuria #nephrotic ... #syndrome #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... • Interstitial nephritis ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... • Cardio-renal syndrome ... #Kidney #Injury
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
GN • Active Urine ... formation along glomerular ... (Dense deposit disease ... anti-phospholipid syndrome ... glomerulopathy, radiation nephritis
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Acute Kidney Injury ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... Interstitial Nephritis ... #causes #Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology