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Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... polyangiitis, Microscopic ... ab, anti-GBM ab ... biopsy By Tess Litchman ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Glomerulonephritis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
ANCA:
 • C-ANCA: GPA (Wegener's)
 • P-ANCA: Microscopic Polyangiitis, Eosinophilic GPA (Churg
Glomerulonephritis - Differential ... Wegener's) • P-ANCA: Microscopic ... Churg Strauss) Anti-GBM ... Glomerulonephritis #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
diseases Light Microscopy ... (IM) - Electron ... Microscopy (EM) ... Amyloid RPGN • Anti-GBM ... glomerular #diseases #nephrology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
Basement Membrane (GBM ... IF • Majority anti-neutrophil ... + • c-ANCA: anti-proteinase ... Classification #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Algorithm and Differential ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... Vasculits: ANCA, ANA, Anti-GBM ... , Anti-ds-DNA, C3 ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Proteinuria - Differential ... proliferative • Anti-GBM ... polyangiitis (GPA) / microscopic ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
of Hematuria - Differential ... cells on urine microscopy ... wall) • Anti-GBM ... with polyangiitis/microscopic ... #Hematuria #Differential
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
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Injury (AKI) - Differential ... Immune-complex disease, Anti-GBM ... Kidney #Injury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Injury (AKI) - Differential ... Vasculitis • GN: ANCA, Anti-GBM ... Kidney #Injury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Injury (AKI) - Differential ... Glomerulonephritis • Anti-GBM ... polyangiitis /microscopic ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology ... #Differential #