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Intrinsic Renal Disease - Differential Diagnosis
Vascular:
 • Macrovascular: Renal artery occlusion, Fibromuscular disease
 • Microvascular: TTP/HUS,
- Differential Diagnosis ... , Amyloidosis, MPGN ... • Nephritic: RPGN ... , IgA, Alport, MPGN ... #differential #diagnosis
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
Glomerulonephritis (RPGN ... ) RPGN has three ... to Kidney: Anti-GBM ... StanfordChiefs #RPGN ... #differential #diagnosis
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
Glomerulonephritis (MPGN ... Complement-Mediated MGPN ... , CFHR5 neph) MPGN ... Glomerulonephritis #MPGN ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
Glomerulonephritis (RPGN ... Basement Membrane (GBM ... Linear, ribbon-like GBM ... Glomerulonephritis #RPGN ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acanthocyte on Urine Microscopy

Not a spaceship, not a UFO, just an acanthocyte caught “flying” in dark
presentation of RPGN
Cryoglobulinemia Classification Types

Type 1: Monoclonal IgM (rarely IgG/lgA)
 • Raynaud phenomenon, Digital ulcers/gangrene, Livedo reticularis, Hyperviscosity
Liver, kidney (MPGN ... Types #hematology #diagnosis
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
the differential diagnosis ... Cytomegalovirus; GBM ... atypical HUS; MPGN ... In each diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
GN • Amyloid RPGN ... • Anti-GBM disease ... comparison #table #diagnosis
Kidney Biopsy - Diagnosis Algorithms
1) Normal Glomerulus by LM
2) Glomerular Crescents
3) Double Contours of GBM
4) Endocapillary
Kidney Biopsy - Diagnosis ... Double Contours of GBM ... Biopsy #renal #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
MPGN: Paraneoplastic ... phenomenon CLL Diagnosis ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #diagnosis