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Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
(IM) - Electron ... Microscopy (EM) ... Amyloid RPGN • Anti-GBM ... #diseases #nephrology ... comparison #table #diagnosis
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
with evidence of glomerular ... immune deposits in glomeruli ... post-infectious GN Anti-Glomerular ... Classification #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Diagnosis for Pulmonary ... polyangiitis, Microscopic ... sclerosis • Anti-Glomerular ... ab, anti-GBM ab ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
of Hematuria - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... cells on urine microscopy ... wall) • Anti-GBM ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Injury (AKI) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Vascular • Glomerular ... Immune-complex disease, Anti-GBM ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Glomerulonephritis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
ANCA:
 • C-ANCA: GPA (Wegener's)
 • P-ANCA: Microscopic Polyangiitis, Eosinophilic GPA (Churg
Glomerulonephritis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Wegener's) • P-ANCA: Microscopic ... Churg Strauss) Anti-GBM ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Drugs Glomerular ... proliferative • Anti-GBM ... polyangiitis (GPA) / microscopic ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology
Anti-GIomeruIar Basement Membrane Disease (Goodpasture's Disease)

What is it? A small vessel vasculitis with circulating antibodies directed
Anti-GIomeruIar ... directed against the glomerular ... : • Anti-GBM antibodies ... weeks By Tess Litchman ... #nephrology #pulmonary
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Diagnosis Baseline ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... Vasculits: ANCA, ANA, Anti-GBM ... , Anti-ds-DNA, C3 ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Vasculitis - Break down based on vessel size 
Distribution of vessel involvement by large vessel vasculitis,
Anti-GBM = antiglomerular ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology ... #Differential #