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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
with evidence of glomerular ... immune deposits in glomeruli ... nephropathy, lupus nephritis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis ... mimics, repeat testing ... • Evidence of glomerular ... → Refer to Nephrology ... to Nephrology if
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... #testing #workup ... #diagnosis #glomerulonephritis ... #nephrotic #nephritic ... #nephrology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Cytomegalovirus; GBM ... = glomerular basement ... clusters because nephritic ... #nephrotic #syndrome ... #nephrology
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
abnormalities of selected glomerular ... ) Haematuria/nephritis ... polyangiitis #glomerular ... #diseases #nephrology ... comparison #table #diagnosis
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
- Differential Diagnosis ... present on repeat testing ... including overnight testing ... • Drugs Glomerular ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... #workup #diagnosis ... #initial #testing ... #nephrology #nephrotic ... #nephritis
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
formation along glomerular ... immune deposits on EM ... glomerulopathy, radiation nephritis ... Glomerulonephritis #MPGN #nephrology ... #diagnosis #renal