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Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
Spectrum of Glomerular ... Diseases Nephrotic ... • Injury to podocytes ... formation #Glomerular ... #Diseases #differential
Causes of Hematuria - Glomerular vs Non-glomerular

== Glomerular ==
- Glomerulonephritis 
- Thin basement membrane disease 

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vs Non-glomerular ... basement membrane disease ... Polycystic kidney disease ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... Nonglomerular #Causes #Differential
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Atherosclerosis Glomerular ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Nephropathy
 • Cortical Manifestations
    - Main issue: Hemolysis-associated endothelial
Sickle Cell Disease ... Proteinuria - Glomerular ... pathology - CKD ... #SickleCell #Disease ... Nephropathy #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
of Hematuria - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Thin GBM disease ... • Pauci-immune disease ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Podocytopathies - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

No podocytopenia - EM shows minimal change disease
 • Minimal Change Nephropathy
Podocytopenia
Podocytopathies - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... minimal change disease ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
Algorithmic Approach ... to Anemia - Differential ... Aplastic anemia, CKD ... Non-megaloblastic: Liver disease ... #Differential #
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... , CNS Disease, Meds ... always exclude: CKD ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... to the differential ... impairment), heart disease ... diagnosis cluster, the diseases ... #Algorithm #differential
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- Hx of AKI/CKD ... - Pre-renal disease ... 21% - AKI on CKD ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Differential