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Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Glomerular Diseases ... Nephrotic Syndromes ... Nephritic syndrome—due ... #Diseases #Nephritic ... #Nephrotic #Syndromes
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
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Nephritic vs Nephrotic ... Syndrome Step ... /nephritic syndromes ... the patient have glomerular ... #Nephritic #Nephrotic
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... • Thin GBM disease ... • Hereditary nephritis ... • Pauci-immune disease ... and >3.5g/day (nephrotic
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
hemolytic-uremic syndrome ... cluster, the diseases ... clusters because nephritic ... #glomerular #proteinuria ... #nephrotic #syndrome
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
basement membrane disease ... - Alport syndrome ... syndrome: • ... • Signs of glomerular ... disease Renal
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... a.k.a. hepatorenal syndrome ... - TTP/HUS • Glomerular ... Acute interstitial nephritis ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
evaluated for glomerular ... disease 24- ... monitoring low-level glomerular ... of glomerular disease ... #nephrotic #nephritic
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
disease 1) 24- ... of glomerular disease ... #glomerular #disease ... #nephrology #nephrotic ... #nephritis
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
, +/- proteinuria ... formation along glomerular ... (Dense deposit disease ... anti-phospholipid syndrome ... glomerulopathy, radiation nephritis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager ... Renal Syndromes ... life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... hypercellular glomeruli