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Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
Glomerular Diseases ... #Glomerular ... Classification #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis * ... Recommended Text: Nephrology
Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
Spectrum of Glomerular ... • Breaks in GBM ... formation #Glomerular ... differential #spectrum #diagnosis ... #nephrology #nephritic
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Glomerular Diseases ... to GBM disruption ... diabetes)) #Glomerular ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis ... nephropathy, lupus nephritis ... staining #Glomerulonephritis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Calculi Glomerular ... • Hereditary nephritis ... and >3.5g/day (nephrotic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Stage IV Glomerulonephritis on Electron Microscopy

This image shows acellular scanning EM of glomerular capillary loops from
acellular scanning EM ... of glomerular capillary ... #glomerulus #MGN ... #stage4 #ElectronMicroscopy ... SEM #clinical #nephrology
Stage II Membranous Glomerulonephritis on Electron Microscopy
This eyeSCANdy image shows acellular scanning EM of a glomerulus
II Membranous Glomerulonephritis ... of a glomerulus ... with membranous glomerulonephritis ... #ElectronMicroscopy ... SEM #clinical #nephrology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Cytomegalovirus; GBM ... membrane; GN = glomerulonephritis ... clusters because nephritic ... #nephrotic #syndrome ... #nephrology
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
formation along glomerular ... immune deposits on EM ... glomerulopathy, radiation nephritis ... #MPGN #nephrology ... #diagnosis #renal
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
- TTP/HUS • Glomerular ... Post-infectious glomerulonephritis ... Acute interstitial nephritis ... Classification #diagnosis ... #nephrology