3 results
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
polyangiitis, Microscopic ... Basement Membrane ... testing: anti-ANCA ... ab, anti-GBM ab ... , ANA, C3, C4, anti-CCP
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
of glomerular disease ... Basement Membrane ... staining on IF • No EM ... Glomerulonephritis #RPGN #Classification ... Differential #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Anti-GIomeruIar Basement Membrane Disease (Goodpasture's Disease)

What is it? A small vessel vasculitis with circulating antibodies directed
Anti-GIomeruIar ... Diagnosis: • Anti-GBM ... weeks By Tess Litchman ... #AntiGBM #diagnosis ... #nephrology #pulmonary