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Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
Spectrum of Glomerular ... formation #Glomerular ... #Diseases #differential ... spectrum #diagnosis #nephrology ... #comparison
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
Nephritic vs Nephrotic ... the patient have glomerular ... #Nephritic #Nephrotic ... #Syndrome #Comparison ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Glomerular Diseases - Spectrum
 - Insidious vs Acute
 - Nephritic (hypertension, hematuria, renal failure) vs Nephrotic
Glomerular Diseases ... Insidious vs Acute - Nephritic ... renal failure) vs Nephrotic ... Diseases #Spectrum #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Intrinsic Renal Disease - Differential Diagnosis
Vascular:
 • Macrovascular: Renal artery occlusion, Fibromuscular disease
 • Microvascular: TTP/HUS,
Renal Disease - Differential ... HTN, Vasculitis Glomerular ... : • Nephrotic: ... Renal #Disease #nephrology ... #differential #
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
with evidence of glomerular ... immune deposits in glomeruli ... nephropathy, lupus nephritis ... Classification #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
evaluated for glomerular ... Spot PC (protein ... #testing #workup ... glomerulonephritis #nephrotic ... #nephritic #nephrology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Approach to the differential ... clusters because nephritic ... #Algorithm #differential ... #proteinuria #nephrotic ... #syndrome #nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
evaluated for glomerular ... Spot PC (protein ... #workup #diagnosis ... initial #testing #nephrology ... #nephrotic #nephritis
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... inversely related to glomerular ... rate by tubulo-glomerular ... Hypochloremia #Differential ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
abnormalities of selected glomerular ... EM) Haematuria/nephritis ... polyangiitis #glomerular ... #diseases #nephrology ... #pathology #comparison