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Approach to managing Glomerulonephritis (GN) in children. 

ANCA, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; c-ANCA, cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies;
Approach to managing Glomerulonephritis ... cytoplasmic antibodies; GBM ... , glomerular basement ... #Glomerulonephritis ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Anti-GIomeruIar Basement Membrane Disease (Goodpasture's Disease)

What is it? A small vessel vasculitis with circulating antibodies directed
Anti-GIomeruIar ... rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis ... Diagnosis: • Anti-GBM ... weeks By Tess Litchman ... AntiGBM #diagnosis #nephrology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis ... with evidence of glomerular ... Basement Membrane ... 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 ... Basement Membrane ... anti-ANCA ab, anti-GBM ... biopsy By Tess Litchman ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... Cytomegalovirus; GBM ... = glomerular basement ... membrane; GN = glomerulonephritis ... nephrotic #syndrome #nephrology
Stage IV Glomerulonephritis on Electron Microscopy

This image shows acellular scanning EM of glomerular capillary loops from
Stage IV Glomerulonephritis ... acellular scanning EM ... of glomerular capillary ... second layer of basement ... SEM #clinical #nephrology