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Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
Glomerulonephritis (RPGN ... with evidence of glomerular ... staining on IF • No EM ... Glomerulonephritis #RPGN ... Differential #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Intrinsic Renal Disease - Differential Diagnosis
Vascular:
 • Macrovascular: Renal artery occlusion, Fibromuscular disease
 • Microvascular: TTP/HUS,
HTN, Vasculitis Glomerular ... , Amyloidosis, MPGN ... • Nephritic: RPGN ... , IgA, Alport, MPGN ... Renal #Disease #nephrology
Kidney Biopsy - Diagnosis Algorithms
1) Normal Glomerulus by LM
2) Glomerular Crescents
3) Double Contours of GBM
4) Endocapillary
Biopsy - Diagnosis Algorithms ... 1) Normal Glomerulus ... by LM 2) Glomerular ... renal #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #nephrology #pathology
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
Glomerulonephritis (MPGN ... formation along glomerular ... , CFHR5 neph) MPGN ... immune deposits on EM ... #nephrology #diagnosis
This image shows acellular scanning EM with normal glomerular tuft at top and segmental necrosis at
acellular scanning EM ... with normal glomerular ... #necrosis #glomerular ... #tuft #glomerulus ... SEM #clinical #nephrology
Normal Glomerulus on Electron Microscopy
This eyeSCANdy image shows scanning EM of normal glomerulus showing glomerular capillary
Normal Glomerulus ... shows scanning EM ... of normal glomerulus ... showing glomerular ... SEM #clinical #nephrology
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
the patient have glomerular ... Syndrome #Comparison #Algorithm ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
abnormalities of selected glomerular ... Electron Microscopy (EM ... GN • Amyloid RPGN ... polyangiitis #glomerular ... #diseases #nephrology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... presenting with overt glomerular ... atypical HUS; MPGN ... #Algorithm #differential ... nephrotic #syndrome #nephrology
Glomerular Tuft on Electron Microscopy

This eyeSCANdy image shows acellular scanning EM of a normal glomerular tuft
Glomerular Tuft ... acellular scanning EM ... of a normal glomerular ... #glomerular #tuft ... SEM #clinical #nephrology