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Intrinsic Renal Disease - Differential Diagnosis
Vascular:
 • Macrovascular: Renal artery occlusion, Fibromuscular disease
 • Microvascular: TTP/HUS,
, Amyloidosis, MPGN ... • Nephritic: RPGN ... , IgA, Alport, MPGN
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
Glomerulonephritis (MPGN ... Complement-Mediated MGPN ... , CFHR5 neph) MPGN ... immune deposits on EM ... Glomerulonephritis #MPGN
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
Glomerulonephritis (RPGN ... ) RPGN has three ... With associated pulmonary ... StanfordChiefs #RPGN
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
Glomerulonephritis (RPGN ... staining on IF • No EM ... Glomerulonephritis #RPGN
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 ... peripheral neuopathy, pulmonary
spirometry 

#diagnosis  #neumonology   #espirometria  #obstructivo  #spirometry  #medstudent  #CEM #pulmonary
#medstudent #CEM ... #pulmonary
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
atypical HUS; MPGN
Patterns of pulmonary dysfunction revealed by flow-volume loops. For comparison, a normal loop is shown with
Patterns of pulmonary ... See text for details ... Comparison #Normal #pulmonary
S1Q3T3 on ECG - Pulmonary Embolism Until Proven Otherwise

- Sam Ghali, M.D.
@EM_RESUS

#S1Q3T3 #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram #Cardiology
S1Q3T3 on ECG - Pulmonary ... Otherwise - Sam