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Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
with evidence of glomerular ... immune deposits in glomeruli ... post-infectious GN Anti-Glomerular ... Basement Membrane ... Glomerulonephritis #RPGN #Classification
Anti-GIomeruIar Basement Membrane Disease (Goodpasture's Disease)

What is it? A small vessel vasculitis with circulating antibodies directed
Anti-GIomeruIar ... Diagnosis: • Anti-GBM ... Plasmapheresis: Daily sessions ... @PulmPEEPs #Anti ... #GIomeruIar #Basement
Causes of Hematuria - Glomerular vs Non-glomerular

== Glomerular ==
- Glomerulonephritis 
- Thin basement membrane disease 

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of Hematuria - Glomerular ... vs Non-glomerular ... == Glomerular ... Glomerulonephritis - Thin basement ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Approach to managing Glomerulonephritis (GN) in children. 

ANCA, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; c-ANCA, cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies;
antibodies; GBM, glomerular ... basement membrane ... Glomerulonephritis #Algorithm
Vasculitis - Break down based on vessel size 
Distribution of vessel involvement by large vessel vasculitis,
Anti-GBM = antiglomerular ... basement membrane ... Medium #Large #Classification
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
sclerosis • Anti-Glomerular ... Basement Membrane ... Disease-specific testing: anti-ANCA ... ab, anti-GBM ab ... , ANA, C3, C4, anti-CCP
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Calculi Glomerular ... epithelial side of glomerular ... wall) • Anti-GBM ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... presenting with overt glomerular ... Cytomegalovirus; GBM = glomerular ... basement membrane ... #Algorithm #differential
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Drugs Glomerular ... proliferative • Anti-GBM ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
polyangiitis) Anti-basement ... ANCA antibody, Anti-GBM ... usually low in anti-GBM ... hypercellular glomeruli