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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 ... #Nephritic #Nephrotic ... #Syndrome #Comparison ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
Diseases Nephrotic ... other elements Nephritic ... spectrum #diagnosis #nephrology ... #nephritic #nephrotic ... #comparison
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
- Nephritic and ... Nephrotic Syndromes ... Nephritic syndrome—due ... to GBM disruption ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM ... ) Haematuria/nephritis ... Haemolytic-uraemic syndrome Nephrotic ... #diseases #nephrology ... #pathology #comparison
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Hereditary nephritis ... and >3.5g/day (nephrotic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... Cytomegalovirus; GBM ... clusters because nephritic ... #proteinuria #nephrotic ... #syndrome #nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Glomerulonephritis • Anti-GBM ... Acute Interstitial Nephritis ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts ... formation along glomerular ... immune deposits on EM ... glomerulopathy, radiation nephritis ... Glomerulonephritis #MPGN #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... ANCA, ANA, Anti-GBM ... • Interstitial nephritis ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Hyponatremia - Differential Algorithm
Isotonic Hyponatremia: Hyperlipidemia, Hyperproteinemia, Recent TURP
Hypotonic Hyponatremia: 
 • Hypovolemia: Diuretics/Nephropathies, Vomiting, Diarrhea,
- Differential Algorithm ... Liver Cirrhosis, Nephrotic ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #diagnosis #causes ... #nephrology #sodium