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Anti-GIomeruIar Basement Membrane Disease (Goodpasture's Disease)

What is it? A small vessel vasculitis with circulating antibodies directed
Anti-GIomeruIar ... directed against the glomerular ... Treatment: • ... PulmPEEPs #Anti #GIomeruIar ... AntiGBM #diagnosis #nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
evaluated for glomerular ... in monitoring low-level ... glomerular proteinuria ... common causes of glomerular ... disorders #glomerular
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
evaluated for glomerular ... in monitoring low-level ... glomerular proteinuria ... common causes of glomerular ... #glomerular #disease
Renal Biopsy - Absolute and Relative Contraindications
WHEN NOT TO DO IT:
 • Isolated glomerular hematuria, unless
Renal Biopsy - Absolute ... : • Isolated glomerular ... progressive • Low ... hematuria or systemic disease ... Contraindications #management #nephrology
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
negative if on low-gluten ... Reflects response to treatment ... endoscopy and biopsy ... Tests #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Table
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... Diagnosis of PRS: Biopsy ... hypercellular glomeruli ... diagnosis #management #treatment