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Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
Nephritic vs Nephrotic ... hematuria (RBC casts ... #Syndrome #Comparison ... #Algorithm #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
- Nephritic and ... Nephrotic Syndromes ... : - Acute poststreptococcal ... #Nephritic #Nephrotic ... #Diagnosis *
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
- Nephritic and ... Nephrotic Syndromes ... #Nephritic #Nephrotic ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis
Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome 
== Nephrotic Syndrome ==
Onset - Insidious 
Edema - ++++
Blood
Differentiation Between Nephrotic ... Syndrome and Nephritic ... Syndrome == Nephrotic ... #Comparison #Table ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
Nephrotic - Mechanism ... other elements Nephritic ... differential #spectrum #diagnosis ... #nephrology #nephritic ... #nephrotic #comparison
Glomerular Diseases - Spectrum
 - Insidious vs Acute
 - Nephritic (hypertension, hematuria, renal failure) vs Nephrotic
- Insidious vs Acute ... - Nephritic (hypertension ... renal failure) vs Nephrotic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Common Patterns on Urinalysis
 - Prerenal
 - ATN
 - AIN
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Acute Kidney Injury ... AIN - UTI - Nephrotic ... Syndrome - Nephritic ... #table #comparison ... #nephrology
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
Disease Associations ... are seen in acute ... tubulointerstitial nephritis ... tuberculosis Fatty - Nephrotic ... Differential #Microscopy #Diagnosis
Intrinsic Renal Disease - Differential Diagnosis
Vascular:
 • Macrovascular: Renal artery occlusion, Fibromuscular disease
 • Microvascular: TTP/HUS,
Glomerular: • Nephrotic ... Amyloidosis, MPGN • Nephritic ... Antibiotics, NSAIDs, Cast ... #nephrology #differential ... #diagnosis
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach to Acute ... Interstitial Nephritis ... #Interstitial #Nephritis ... AIN #Algorithm #nephrology ... #diagnosis