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This image shows acellular scanning EM with a fibrocellular crescent with entrapped RBCs. The glomerulus is
acellular scanning EM ... fibrocellular crescent ... fibrocellular #crescent ... #RBCs #ElectronMicroscopy ... SEM #clinical #nephrology
Kidney Biopsy - Diagnosis Algorithms
1) Normal Glomerulus by LM
2) Glomerular Crescents
3) Double Contours of GBM
4) Endocapillary
Kidney Biopsy - Diagnosis ... 2) Glomerular Crescents ... Double Contours of GBM ... Biopsy #renal #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
• Breaks in GBM ... • Crescent formation ... differential #spectrum #diagnosis ... #nephrology #nephritic
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
- Differential Diagnosis ... 150mg/d protein present ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
Causes of acute ... Renal causes of ... GBM, Glomerular ... #Diagnosis #AKI ... #Sites #Nephrology
This image shows acellular scanning EM with empty lacunar spaces of a fibrocellular crescent previously occupied
acellular scanning EM ... fibrocellular crescent ... fibrocellular #crescent ... #ElectronMicroscopy ... SEM #clinical #nephrology
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis ... → Refer to Nephrology ... cystoscopy • Refer to Nephrology ... if cause not identified ... uw_IMresidency #Hematuria #Diagnosis
Glomerulonephritis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
ANCA:
 • C-ANCA: GPA (Wegener's)
 • P-ANCA: Microscopic Polyangiitis, Eosinophilic GPA (Churg
- Differential Diagnosis ... Strauss) Anti-GBM ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology #causes
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
proteinuria) - Crescent ... Basement Membrane (GBM ... Linear, ribbon-like GBM ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome 
== Nephrotic Syndrome ==
Onset - Insidious 
Edema - ++++
Blood
Red blood cell casts ... - Present Serum ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... Comparison #Table #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis