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Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
Glomerular Diseases ... glomerulonephritis - Berger disease ... Minimal change disease ... #Glomerular #Diseases ... #Diagnosis *
Nephrotic vs Nephritic syndromes - Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases 

#Nephritic #Nephrotic #Syndromes #Spectrum #Classification #Glomerular #Diseases
Nephrotic vs Nephritic ... of Glomerular Diseases ... #Nephritic ... Classification #Glomerular #Diseases ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Glomerular Diseases ... RBC casts in urine ... #Glomerular #Diseases ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis
Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
of Glomerular Diseases ... Nephrotic - Mechanism ... #Glomerular #Diseases ... differential #spectrum #diagnosis ... #nephrology #nephritic
Glomerular Diseases - Spectrum
 - Insidious vs Acute
 - Nephritic (hypertension, hematuria, renal failure) vs Nephrotic
Glomerular Diseases ... renal failure) vs Nephrotic ... #Glomerular #Diseases ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Intrinsic Renal Disease - Differential Diagnosis
Vascular:
 • Macrovascular: Renal artery occlusion, Fibromuscular disease
 • Microvascular: TTP/HUS,
Intrinsic Renal Disease ... Fibromuscular disease ... Intrinsic #Renal #Disease ... #nephrology #differential ... #diagnosis
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
Urinary Casts and Disease ... and concentrated urine ... Advanced kidney disease ... Differential #Microscopy #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
- Differential Diagnosis ... CHF, cirrhosis, nephrotic ... Stress, Nausea, Pulmonary ... Diseases, CNS Disease ... #nephrology #sodium
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
cells - Glomerular disease ... of glomerular disease ... type of renal disease ... significant renal disease ... #nephrology #casts
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
arbitrarily defined as urine ... impairment), heart disease ... cluster, the diseases ... urine sediment ... #syndrome #nephrology