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Approach to managing Glomerulonephritis (GN) in children. 

ANCA, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; c-ANCA, cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies;
Approach to managing Glomerulonephritis ... cytoplasmic antibodies; GBM ... #Glomerulonephritis ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Glomerulonephritis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
ANCA:
 • C-ANCA: GPA (Wegener's)
 • P-ANCA: Microscopic Polyangiitis, Eosinophilic GPA (Churg
Glomerulonephritis ... Strauss) Anti-GBM ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Glomerulonephritis ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Hematuria in Post-Renal ... infections (HPV, EBV ... ), Renal cell carcinoma ... Disease Recurrence: Glomerulonephritis ... management #treatment #nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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) - Prerenal, Renal ... Postrenal PRE-RENAL ... Glomerulonephritis ... Infection POST-RENAL ... #Differential #Nephrology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis ... Basement Membrane (GBM ... Linear, ribbon-like GBM ... staining #Glomerulonephritis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis ... immune deposits on EM ... Membranoproliferative #Glomerulonephritis ... #MPGN #nephrology ... #diagnosis #renal
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis ... (Pulmonary and renal ... anti-ANCA ab, anti-GBM ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
urinary sediment, renal ... and signs • Glomerulonephritis ... ANCA, ANA, Anti-GBM ... HIV serology, renal ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Pulmonary Renal ... rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis ... Vasculitis - Anti-GBM ... Positive (ANCA + anti-GBM ... Levels: Scleroderma Renal
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
protein/Cr - Renal ... - 45% - Pre-renal ... mostly ATN and pre-renal ... related) - Glomerulonephritis ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology