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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
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
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
selected glomerular diseases ... Minimal change disease ... RPGN • Anti-GBM disease ... #glomerular #diseases ... #comparison #table
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
Infections Rats can Transmit to Humans
Other infections not highlighted include Lassa fever, Plague, Salmonella, Tularemia etc

Rat
Hantavirus Rate Urine ... AnnKumfer #Rats #Diseases ... Transmissible #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #Management
Albuminuria (Grades) and Risk for CKD
Normal to mildly increased albuminuria:
 - Albumin excretion rate: < 30
progressive kidney disease ... Nephrotic-range ... proteinuria: - Urine ... classification #CKD #nephrology ... #diagnosis #proteinuria
Lupus Nephritis - Diagnostic approach to kidney disease associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
SLE patient develops
- Diagnostic approach ... to kidney disease ... urine sediment ... Non-LN Kidney Disease ... #sle #nephrology
Urine Microscopy - Casts
Acellular Casts
 • Hyaline Casts - Consists of only precipitated Tamm-Horsfell protein without
Urine Microscopy ... chronic kidney diseases ... suggestive of nephrotic ... #Microscopy #nephrology ... interpretation #diagnosis