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Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Glomerular Diseases ... RBC casts in urine ... diabetes)) #Glomerular ... #Diseases #Nephritic ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
Nephritic vs Nephrotic ... /nephritic syndromes ... the patient have glomerular ... hematuria (RBC casts ... #Nephritic #Nephrotic
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

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

#Nephritic #Nephrotic #Syndromes #Spectrum #Classification #Glomerular #Diseases
Nephrotic vs Nephritic ... - Spectrum of Glomerular ... Diseases #Nephritic ... #Nephrotic #Syndromes ... #Glomerular #Diseases
Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
Spectrum of Glomerular ... Diseases Nephrotic ... other elements Nephritic ... #Diseases #differential ... #nephritic #nephrotic
Glomerular Diseases - Spectrum
 - Insidious vs Acute
 - Nephritic (hypertension, hematuria, renal failure) vs Nephrotic
Glomerular Diseases ... Insidious vs Acute - Nephritic ... renal failure) vs Nephrotic ... Mehr @poyanmehr #Glomerular ... #Diseases #Spectrum
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
RBCs and/or RBC casts ... • Thin GBM disease ... • Hereditary nephritis ... • Pauci-immune disease ... and >3.5g/day (nephrotic
Lupus Nephritis - Diagnostic approach to kidney disease associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
SLE patient develops
Lupus Nephritis ... approach to kidney disease ... > 500 mg/d • Nephritic ... Non-LN Kidney Disease ... 5%) #Lupus #Nephritis
Intrinsic Renal Disease - Differential Diagnosis
Vascular:
 • Macrovascular: Renal artery occlusion, Fibromuscular disease
 • Microvascular: TTP/HUS,
Intrinsic Renal Disease ... Fibromuscular disease ... HTN, Vasculitis Glomerular ... : • Nephrotic: ... Amyloidosis, MPGN • Nephritic
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
cell/white cell casts ... impairment), heart disease ... diagnosis cluster, the diseases ... clusters because nephritic ... #proteinuria #nephrotic