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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 ... RBC casts in urine ... #Diseases #Nephritic ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
basement membrane disease ... syndrome: • ... of glomerular hematuria ... disease Renal ... #urology #nephrology
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
• Calculi Glomerular ... RBCs and/or RBC casts ... epithelial side of glomerular ... • Thin GBM disease ... • Pauci-immune disease
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis
Renal:
 - Glomerular - IgA Nephropathy, Thin basement membrane, Alport syndrome,
- Glomerular - ... membrane, Alport syndrome ... necrosis, Sickle cell disease ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #urology
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
• Fanconi's syndrome ... • Drugs Glomerular ... sediment - WBC/RBC casts ... Minimal change disease ... #Nephrology #Differential
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
hemolytic-uremic syndrome ... cell/white cell casts ... cluster, the diseases ... #diagnosis #glomerular ... #syndrome #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... , urine microscopy ... • Cardio-renal syndrome ... #Injury #AKI #Workup ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
Disease Associations ... disease Red blood ... syndrome ("Maltese ... Microscopy #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Syndrome Definition ... Diagnosis for Pulmonary ... Renal Syndromes ... sclerosis • Anti-Glomerular ... diagnosis #nephrology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager ... life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... , RBC casts, low ... hypercellular glomeruli