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Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
of Glomerular Diseases ... • Breaks in GBM ... #Glomerular #Diseases ... spectrum #diagnosis #nephrology ... #nephritic #nephrotic
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Glomerular Diseases ... to GBM disruption ... #Glomerular #Diseases ... #Nephritic #Nephrotic ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
) Haematuria/nephritis ... Haemolytic-uraemic syndrome Nephrotic ... RPGN • Anti-GBM ... #nephrology #pathology ... #comparison #table
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
of glomerular disease ... nephropathy, lupus nephritis ... Basement Membrane (GBM ... Linear, ribbon-like GBM ... Differential #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Cytomegalovirus; GBM ... impairment), heart disease ... clusters because nephritic ... #proteinuria #nephrotic ... #syndrome #nephrology
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
(Dense deposit disease ... immune deposits on EM ... glomerulopathy, radiation nephritis ... Glomerulonephritis #MPGN #nephrology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
chronic kidney disease ... , and nephrotic ... , and nephrotic ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Medications #Table
Rivaroxaban with or without Aspirin in Stable Cardiovascular Disease (COMPASS) #EBM #Cardiology #Rivaroxaban #Aspirin #COMPASS #VisualAbstract
without Aspirin in Stable ... Cardiovascular Disease ... (COMPASS) #EBM ... VisualAbstract #NEJM