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Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
kidney injury (AKI ... components of the kidney ... and interstitial disease ... GBM, Glomerular ... #Sites #Nephrology
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Glomerular Diseases ... to GBM disruption ... RBC casts in urine ... #Diseases #Nephritic ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Kidney Disease ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Atherosclerosis Glomerular ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology ... #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... - TTP/HUS • Glomerular ... tubular necrosis (causes ... Classification #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Fanconi's syndrome ... Minimal change disease ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology ... #Causes
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome ... sclerosis • Anti-Glomerular ... anti-ANCA ab, anti-GBM ... biopsy By Tess Litchman ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... GN: ANCA, Anti-GBM ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes #algorithm
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM ... Haemolytic-uraemic syndrome ... Nephrotic syndrome ... RPGN • Anti-GBM ... #diseases #nephrology
Anti-GIomeruIar Basement Membrane Disease (Goodpasture's Disease)

What is it? A small vessel vasculitis with circulating antibodies directed
Diagnosis: • Anti-GBM ... following: Serum, Kidney ... pathognomonic pattern on kidney ... weeks By Tess Litchman ... AntiGBM #diagnosis #nephrology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... Cytomegalovirus; GBM ... hemolytic-uremic syndrome ... Nephrocalcinosis causes ... #nephrology