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Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
Glomerular Diseases ... glomerulonephritis - Berger disease ... Minimal change disease ... #Glomerular #Diseases ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Nephrotic vs Nephritic syndromes - Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases 

#Nephritic #Nephrotic #Syndromes #Spectrum #Classification #Glomerular #Diseases
Nephrotic vs Nephritic ... of Glomerular Diseases ... #Spectrum #Classification ... #Glomerular #Diseases ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Glomerular Diseases ... #Glomerular #Diseases ... #Syndromes #Classification ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Intrinsic renovascular disease ... • Glomerular disease ... Tubulointerstitial disease ... Acute interstitial nephritis ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
- Differential Diagnosis ... CHF, cirrhosis, nephrotic ... Nausea, Pulmonary Diseases ... , CNS Disease, Meds ... #nephrology #sodium
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... Immunomodulatory meds ... • Autoimmune disease ... Posterior #Reversible #Encephalopathy ... #Neurology
Albuminuria (Grades) and Risk for CKD
Normal to mildly increased albuminuria:
 - Albumin excretion rate: < 30
progressive kidney disease ... Nephrotic-range ... Albuminuria #Grades #classification ... #CKD #nephrology ... #diagnosis #proteinuria
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
of glomerular disease ... nephropathy, lupus nephritis ... Glomerulonephritis #RPGN #Classification ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
for glomerular disease ... of glomerular disease ... glomerular #testing #workup ... #diagnosis #glomerulonephritis ... #nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
for glomerular disease ... of glomerular disease ... #glomerular #disease ... #workup #diagnosis ... initial #testing #nephrology