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Glomerular Diseases - Spectrum
 - Insidious vs Acute
 - Nephritic (hypertension, hematuria, renal failure) vs Nephrotic
Glomerular Diseases ... Nephrotic (Heavy proteinuria ... Mehr @poyanmehr #Glomerular
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Glomerular Diseases ... Proteinuria often ... Massive proteinuria ... diabetes)) #Glomerular ... Classification #Proteinuria
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Causes of Proteinuria ... Algorithm Persistent Proteinuria ... UTI Orthostatic Proteinuria ... • Drugs Glomerular ... Proteinuria (Positive
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
with evidence of glomerular ... disease (hematuria, proteinuria ... immune deposits in glomeruli ... post-infectious GN Anti-Glomerular
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
evaluated for glomerular ... monitoring low-level glomerular ... proteinuria. ... common causes of glomerular ... disorders #glomerular
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
hematuria and/or proteinuria ... the patient have glomerular
Kidney Biopsy - Diagnosis Algorithms
1) Normal Glomerulus by LM
2) Glomerular Crescents
3) Double Contours of GBM
4) Endocapillary
Algorithms 1) Normal Glomerulus ... by LM 2) Glomerular
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
evaluated for glomerular ... monitoring low-level glomerular ... proteinuria. ... common causes of glomerular ... #glomerular #disease
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
presenting with overt glomerular ... proteinuria. ... Cytomegalovirus; GBM = glomerular ... Overglomerular proteinuria ... #proteinuria #nephrotic
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
• Calculi Glomerular ... epithelial side of glomerular ... endothelial side of glomerular ... nephrotic range) proteinuria