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Kidney Biopsy - Diagnosis Algorithms
1) Normal Glomerulus by LM
2) Glomerular Crescents
3) Double Contours of GBM
4) Endocapillary
Double Contours of GBM ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology ... #pathology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
Basement Membrane (GBM ... Linear, ribbon-like GBM ... staining on IF • No EM ... Glomerulonephritis #RPGN #Classification ... Differential #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Stage III Glomerulonephritis on Electron Microscopy
This image shows acellular scanning EM from a biopsy with membranous
acellular scanning EM ... more extensive GBM ... surface of reticular GBM ... #MGN #stage3 #GBM ... #pathology
Stage II Membranous Glomerulonephritis on Electron Microscopy
This eyeSCANdy image shows acellular scanning EM of a glomerulus
acellular scanning EM ... appearance of GBM ... #MGN #stage2 #GBM ... SEM #clinical #nephrology ... #pathology
This image shows acellular scanning EM showing glomerular basement membrane duplication at high power in a
acellular scanning EM ... arkanalabs #GBM ... SEM #clinical #nephrology ... #pathology
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
syndrome—due to GBM ... Nephrotic #Syndromes #Classification ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology
Stage IV Glomerulonephritis on Electron Microscopy

This image shows acellular scanning EM of glomerular capillary loops from
acellular scanning EM ... completely bridged GBM ... SEM #clinical #nephrology ... #pathology
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
Electron Microscopy (EM ... RPGN • Anti-GBM ... glomerular #diseases #nephrology ... #pathology #comparison
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
suggested if: - ANC ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM ... #Classification
This image shows portions of glomerular tuft with collapsed GBM (across top), spicular amyloid (middle right),
with collapsed GBM ... #glomerulus #GBM ... SEM #clinical #nephrology ... #pathology