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Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Red blood ... • Hereditary nephritis ... and >3.5g/day (nephrotic
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Acute Interstitial Nephritis ... sterile pyuria, WBC ... , microscopic hematuria ... #Interstitial #Nephritis ... #diagnosis
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... Kidney Injury ( AKI ... ) - Prerenal, Renal ... • Sepsis • Blood ... Interstitial nephritis
Staphylococcus-associated GlomeruloNephritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
CLINICAL
 • Nephritic syndrome (Casts)
 • Marked proteinuria (may be
GlomeruloNephritis ... CLINICAL • Nephritic ... syndrome (Casts ... proteinuria (may be nephrotic ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
cell - Glomerulonephritis ... tubulointerstitial nephritis ... , renal tuberculosis ... Fatty - Nephrotic ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
- TTP/HUS • Glomerular ... tubular necrosis (causes ... interstitial nephritis ... Classification #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
Framework Prerenal ... effective arterial blood ... damage to the glomeruli ... acute interstitial nephritis ... #nephrology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
content [85].2>5 red blood ... clusters because nephritic ... Hematuria may be ... #nephrotic #syndrome ... #nephrology
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
, RBC casts, +/- ... formation along glomerular ... glomerulopathy, radiation nephritis ... #MPGN #nephrology ... #diagnosis #renal
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
and Differential Diagnosis ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... and signs • Glomerulonephritis ... • Interstitial nephritis ... #nephrology #causes