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Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome 
== Nephrotic Syndrome ==
Onset - Insidious 
Edema - ++++
Blood
Syndrome and Nephritic ... == Nephritic ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #Comparison #Table ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
Nephritic vs Nephrotic ... hematuria (RBC casts ... #Syndrome #Comparison ... #Algorithm #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis
Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
Glomerular Diseases Nephrotic ... Mechanism: • Injury ... other elements Nephritic ... #nephrology #nephritic ... #nephrotic #comparison
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Common Patterns on Urinalysis
 - Prerenal
 - ATN
 - AIN
 -
Acute Kidney Injury ... AIN - UTI - Nephrotic ... Syndrome - Nephritic ... #table #comparison ... #nephrology
Intrinsic Renal Disease - Differential Diagnosis
Vascular:
 • Macrovascular: Renal artery occlusion, Fibromuscular disease
 • Microvascular: TTP/HUS,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Glomerular: • Nephrotic ... Amyloidosis, MPGN • Nephritic ... Antibiotics, NSAIDs, Cast ... #Disease #nephrology
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
tubulointerstitial nephritis ... , renal tuberculosis ... Fatty - Nephrotic ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #Nephrology
Staphylococcus-associated GlomeruloNephritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
CLINICAL
 • Nephritic syndrome (Casts)
 • Marked proteinuria (may be
CLINICAL • Nephritic ... syndrome (Casts ... proteinuria (may be nephrotic ... • Often severe renal ... GlomeruloNephritis #nephrology
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
Acute tubular injury ... - Diagnostic of ... ” - Necrotic tubular ... acute tubular injury ... #nephrology #casts
Volume Based Approach to Hyponatremia
Hypovolemic, Serum uric acid >4
 • Urine Na <20: Extra-renal losses
 •
Na <20: Extra-renal ... Hypothyroidism, Low ... failure, Cirrhosis, Nephrotic ... Hyponatremia #algorithm #diagnosis ... #sodium #low #nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
of Acute Kidney Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Acute Kidney Injury ... Acute Interstitial Nephritis ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology