9 results
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Differential Diagnosis ... polyangiitis, Microscopic ... sclerosis • Anti-Glomerular ... ab, anti-GBM ab ... #nephrology
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
Anti-GIomeruIar Basement Membrane Disease (Goodpasture's Disease)

What is it? A small vessel vasculitis with circulating antibodies directed
Anti-GIomeruIar ... A small vessel vasculitis ... directed against the glomerular ... : • Anti-GBM antibodies ... #nephrology #pulmonary
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
PR3-ANCA): • Microscopic ... glomerulonephritis) • Anti-GBM ... - Skin, glomeruli ... (anti-C1q Vasculitis ... : - Kidneys: glomerular
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis ... polyangiitis), MPA (microscopic ... ANCA antibody, Anti-GBM ... usually low in anti-GBM ... hypercellular glomeruli
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Drugs Glomerular ... proliferative • Anti-GBM ... polyangiitis (GPA) / microscopic ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
• Kidneys: Non-glomerular ... (PR3-ANCA)): Microscopic ... abdominal pain and GN Anti-GBM ... (anti-C1q Vasculitis ... (anti-C1q Vasculitis
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary ... Coxsackie, HIV, CMV, EBV ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
and Differential Diagnosis ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... Glomerulonephritis / Vasculits ... : ANCA, ANA, Anti-GBM ... #nephrology #causes