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Glomerulonephritis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
ANCA:
 • C-ANCA: GPA (Wegener's)
 • P-ANCA: Microscopic Polyangiitis, Eosinophilic GPA (Churg
Glomerulonephritis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Glomerulonephritis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology #causes
Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Neurosyphilis, PML ... , Sarcoidosis, GPA ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis ... microangiopathy (TMA ... Membranoproliferative #Glomerulonephritis ... #MPGN #nephrology ... #diagnosis #renal
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- Urine Na/K/Cl ... /urea/protein/Cr ... related) - Glomerulonephritis ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis ... anti-proteinase 3 (CPR ... staining #Glomerulonephritis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis ... Differential Diagnosis ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
renal failure (glomerulonephritis ... multiplex WORKUP & DIAGNOSIS ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... progressive (crescentic) glomerulonephritis ... #differential #diagnosis
Drug Induced Kidney Injury
 • Pre-Renal: NSAIDS, CNI, ACEI/ARB, IL-2 therapy, Diuretics CAR-T therapy
 • Osmotic
therapy, Diuretics CAR-T ... induced vasculitis, TMA ... #differential #diagnosis ... #algorithm #nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Spot PC (protein ... testing #workup #diagnosis ... #glomerulonephritis ... nephrotic #nephritic #nephrology
Post-Transplant Diarrhea - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Post-transplant diarrhea (≥ 3 loose or liquid stools per day)
Post-Transplant Diarrhea - Diagnosis ... ) ± Plasma CMV PCR ... switch to Aza if MPA ... Transplant #Diarrhea #Diagnosis ... Management #Algorithm #nephrology