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Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Glomerular Diseases ... to GBM disruption ... Proteinuria often ... diabetes)) #Glomerular ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
This image shows portions of glomerular tuft with collapsed GBM (across top), spicular amyloid (middle right),
with collapsed GBM ... #GBM #amyloid # ... ElectronMicroscopy #SEM ... #clinical #nephrology ... #pathology
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
Electron Microscopy (EM ... RPGN • Anti-GBM ... #diseases #nephrology ... #pathology #comparison ... #table #diagnosis
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
disease (hematuria, proteinuria ... Basement Membrane (GBM ... Linear, ribbon-like GBM ... staining on IF • No EM ... #Nephrology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Cytomegalovirus; GBM ... clusters because nephritic ... #glomerular #proteinuria ... #nephrotic #syndrome ... #nephrology
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
RBC casts, +/- proteinuria ... formation along glomerular ... immune deposits on EM ... glomerulopathy, radiation nephritis ... #diagnosis #renal