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Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Glomerular Diseases ... Nephrotic Syndromes ... RBC casts in urine ... #Diseases #Nephritic ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
tubulointerstitial nephritis ... Fatty - Nephrotic ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #Microscopy #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Diabetic nephropathy ... clusters because nephritic ... #glomerular #proteinuria ... #nephrotic #syndrome ... #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
- TTP/HUS • Glomerular ... glomerulonephritis ... tubular necrosis (causes ... Acute interstitial nephritis ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
GN • Active Urine ... , +/- proteinuria ... glomerulopathy, radiation nephritis ... #MPGN #nephrology ... #diagnosis #renal
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Diagnosis of ... , and nephrotic ... , and nephrotic ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... Medications #Table