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Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
• Calculi Glomerular ... • Thin GBM disease ... • Hereditary nephritis ... • Pauci-immune disease ... and >3.5g/day (nephrotic
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
(MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary ... , +/- proteinuria ... formation along glomerular ... (Dense deposit disease ... glomerulopathy, radiation nephritis
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
impairment), heart disease ... cluster, the diseases ... clusters because nephritic ... #diagnosis #glomerular ... #proteinuria #nephrotic
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Intrinsic renovascular disease ... - TTP/HUS • Glomerular ... disease - Post-infectious ... Tubulointerstitial disease ... Acute interstitial nephritis
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
disease 24- ... of glomerular disease ... #testing #workup ... #diagnosis #glomerulonephritis ... #nephrotic #nephritic
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... EGPA) • Renal: (AKI ... Inflammatory eye disease ... quantify renal injury ... hypercellular glomeruli