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This image shows portions of glomerular tuft with collapsed GBM (across top), spicular amyloid (middle right),
shows portions of glomerular ... desposition #deposits ... ElectronMicroscopy #SEM ... #clinical #nephrology ... #pathology
Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
Spectrum of Glomerular ... Deposition of matrix ... • Breaks in GBM ... #spectrum #diagnosis ... #nephrology #nephritic
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
with evidence of glomerular ... disease (hematuria ... staining on IF • No EM ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
formation along glomerular ... (Dense deposit disease ... immune deposits on EM ... Glomerulonephritis #MPGN #nephrology ... #diagnosis #renal
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
abnormalities of selected glomerular ... Electron Microscopy (EM ... #diseases #nephrology ... #pathology #comparison ... #table #diagnosis
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Drugs Glomerular ... Minimal change disease ... • Protein deposition ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology