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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 ... #nephrology #pathology ... comparison #table #diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Differential Diagnosis ... polyangiitis, Microscopic ... ab, anti-GBM ab ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Glomerulonephritis • Anti-GBM ... polyangiitis /microscopic ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... and Differential Diagnosis ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... Vasculits: ANCA, ANA, Anti-GBM ... #nephrology #causes
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
- Differential Diagnosis ... proliferative • Anti-GBM ... polyangiitis (GPA) / microscopic ... Minimal change disease ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... ANCA antibody, Anti-GBM ... usually low in anti-GBM ... Goodpasture's cause ... #management #treatment
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Viruses (HSV, EBV ... ; Positive for anti-ganglioside ... lymphoma OTHERS - Acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Neurology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
- but 5% have anti—muscle-specific ... More likely to cause ... glucocorticoids - can cause ... Hospital of Baltimore IM ... #management #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... levels • NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4 ... Brucellosis - Dengue, EBV ... AntiCRMP IgG, Anti-Hu ... #management #neurology