11 results
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
EM) Haematuria/nephritis ... ISN/RPS class IV ... nephropathy • Post-infectious ... Haemolytic-uraemic syndrome Nephrotic ... #diseases #nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... present) - These infections ... #testing #workup ... glomerulonephritis #nephrotic ... #nephritic #nephrology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
with evidence of glomerular ... nephropathy, lupus nephritis ... cryoglobulinemia, post-infectious ... autoAb against type IV ... Differential #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... antibody, and HIV ... present) - These infections ... #nephrology #nephrotic ... #nephritis
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
- TTP/HUS • Glomerular ... disease - Post-infectious ... Acute interstitial nephritis ... Urinary tract infection ... Classification #diagnosis #nephrology
Management of Lupus Nephritis
Lupus nephritis (LN) in 10 to 40% of SLE
Hallmark = proteinuria 20.5 g/g
Management of Lupus Nephritis ... Lupus nephritis ... Focal LN (<50% of glomeruli ... BaillouChloe #Lupus #Nephritis ... #rheumatology #nephrology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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status, and focal neurologic ... confusion, and focal neurologic ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
formation along glomerular ... complement) • Ex: HCV ... , HBV, Sjogren's ... glomerulopathy, radiation nephritis ... Glomerulonephritis #MPGN #nephrology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS ... Infections (Such ... with positive serology ... Coccidiodomycosis #IDSA #Prevention ... Treatment #management #opportunistic
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
• Drugs • HIV ... Acute Interstitial Nephritis ... allopurinol, PPI) • Infections ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology