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Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
Causes of acute kidney ... components of the kidney ... vascular supply; glomerular ... GBM, Glomerular ... basement membrane
Causes of Hematuria - Glomerular vs Non-glomerular

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

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vs Non-glomerular ... == Glomerular ... Glomerulonephritis - Thin basement ... == Kidney - ... - Polycystic kidney
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
) - Loss of kidney ... with evidence of glomerular ... immune deposits in glomeruli ... 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 Basement ... directed against the glomerular ... following: Serum, Kidney ... pathognomonic pattern on kidney ... Plasmapheresis: Daily sessions
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Classification ... - TTP/HUS • Glomerular ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney ... #Injury #Classification
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis
Renal:
 - Glomerular - IgA Nephropathy, Thin basement membrane, Alport syndrome,
Diagnosis Renal: - Glomerular ... Nephropathy, Thin basement ... Medullary sponge kidney
Vasculitis - Break down based on vessel size 
Distribution of vessel involvement by large vessel vasculitis,
Anti-GBM = anti–glomerular ... basement membrane ... Medium #Large #Classification
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitis - Skin, glomeruli ... Polyarteritis Nodosa: - Kidneys ... : glomerular ischemia ... Kidneys -> glomerulonephritis ... #rheumatology #classification