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Glomerular Diseases - Spectrum
 - Insidious vs Acute
 - Nephritic (hypertension, hematuria, renal failure) vs Nephrotic
Glomerular Diseases ... Mehr @poyanmehr #Glomerular ... #Diseases #Spectrum ... #differential # ... diagnosis #nephrology
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Glomerular Diseases ... hematuria. ... diabetes)) #Glomerular ... #Diseases #Nephritic ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
Spectrum of Glomerular ... Diseases Nephrotic ... formation #Glomerular ... #Diseases #differential ... #nephrology #nephritic
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
• Calculi Glomerular ... epithelial side of glomerular ... • Thin GBM disease ... endothelial side of glomerular ... • Pauci-immune disease
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
with evidence of glomerular ... disease (hematuria ... immune deposits in glomeruli ... post-infectious GN Anti-Glomerular ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
vascular supply; glomerular ... and interstitial disease ... GBM, Glomerular ... #Diagnosis #AKI ... Injury #Differential
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
or dipstick) Glomerular ... • Causes of Glomerular ... basement membrane disease ... • Signs of glomerular ... disease Renal
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis
Renal:
 - Glomerular - IgA Nephropathy, Thin basement membrane, Alport syndrome,
- Glomerular - ... - Interstitial nephritis ... Medullary sponge kidney ... necrosis, Sickle cell disease ... #Hematuria #Differential
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
presenting with overt glomerular ... impairment), heart disease ... cluster, the diseases ... #diagnosis #glomerular ... #proteinuria #nephrotic
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Acute Kidney Injury ... • Vascular • Glomerular ... Immune-complex disease ... #Injury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology