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Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
(IM) - Electron ... Microscopy (EM) ... RPGN • Anti-GBM ... #diseases #nephrology ... #pathology #comparison
Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
Spectrum of Glomerular ... • Breaks in GBM ... #Diseases #differential ... spectrum #diagnosis #nephrology ... nephritic #nephrotic #comparison
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
disease (hematuria ... Basement Membrane (GBM ... Linear, ribbon-like GBM ... Classification #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
of Hematuria - Differential ... cells on urine microscopy ... nephropathy • Thin GBM ... disease • ... ) • Anti-GBM
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
vascular supply; glomerular ... and interstitial disease ... GBM, Glomerular ... Kidney #Injury #Differential ... Causes #Sites #Nephrology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... polyangiitis, Microscopic ... sclerosis • Anti-Glomerular ... anti-ANCA ab, anti-GBM ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Injury (AKI) - Differential ... • Vascular • Glomerular ... Immune-complex disease ... , Anti-GBM • Tubular ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
• Drugs Glomerular ... proliferative • Anti-GBM ... polyangiitis (GPA) / microscopic ... Minimal change disease ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology
Anti-GIomeruIar Basement Membrane Disease (Goodpasture's Disease)

What is it? A small vessel vasculitis with circulating antibodies directed
(Goodpasture's Disease ... directed against the glomerular ... Diagnosis: • Anti-GBM ... weeks By Tess Litchman ... AntiGBM #diagnosis #nephrology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Approach to the differential ... Cytomegalovirus; GBM ... impairment), heart disease ... #Algorithm #differential ... nephrotic #syndrome #nephrology