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Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Glomerular Diseases ... diabetes)) #Glomerular ... #Diseases #Nephritic ... #Nephrotic #Syndromes ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
• Calculi Glomerular ... epithelial side of glomerular ... • Hereditary nephritis ... endothelial side of glomerular ... and >3.5g/day (nephrotic
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
- Small vessel vasculitis ... - TTP/HUS • Glomerular ... glomerulonephritis ... Acute interstitial nephritis ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
with evidence of glomerular ... immune deposits in glomeruli ... nephropathy, lupus nephritis ... post-infectious GN Anti-Glomerular ... Diagnosis #Nephrology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
presenting with overt glomerular ... clusters because nephritic ... #diagnosis #glomerular ... #proteinuria #nephrotic ... #syndrome #nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
evaluated for glomerular ... monitoring low-level glomerular ... of glomerular disease ... disorders #glomerular ... #nephrotic #nephritic
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
or dipstick) Glomerular ... of Glomerular Bleeding ... of glomerular hematuria ... Suggestive of glomerular ... #Diagnosis #causes
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
, +/- proteinuria ... formation along glomerular ... (Dense deposit disease ... glomerulopathy, radiation nephritis ... #diagnosis #renal
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis
Renal:
 - Glomerular - IgA Nephropathy, Thin basement membrane, Alport syndrome,
- Glomerular - ... membrane, Alport syndrome ... , Other glomerulonephritis ... - Interstitial nephritis ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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• Hematuria, proteinuria ... tract, and often causes ... - Skin, glomeruli ... : - Kidneys: glomerular ... differential #diagnosis