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Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
and Nephrotic Syndromes ... Nephritic syndrome ... Nephrotic syndrome ... #Nephrotic #Syndromes ... #Diagnosis *
Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome 
== Nephrotic Syndrome ==
Onset - Insidious 
Edema - ++++
Blood
Syndrome and Nephritic ... Syndrome == Nephrotic ... #Syndrome #Nephritic ... #Comparison #Table ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Common Patterns on Urinalysis
 - Prerenal
 - ATN
 - AIN
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Acute Kidney Injury ... AIN - UTI - Nephrotic ... Syndrome - Nephritic ... #table #comparison ... #nephrology
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
- Differential Diagnosis ... Increased renal sodium ... • AKI/CKD • Nephrotic ... Oncotic Pressure • Nephrotic ... • Sepsis • Acute
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
casts are seen in acute ... tubulointerstitial nephritis ... tuberculosis Fatty - Nephrotic ... syndrome ("Maltese ... Differential #Microscopy #Diagnosis
Mechanisms of Cocaine induced AKI

 • Rhabdomyolysis
 • Vasculitis
 • Infarction
 • Acute interstitial nephritis
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Infarction • Acute ... interstitial nephritis ... #induced #AKI #nephrology ... #pathophysiology ... #table
General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
believed that urine sodium ... performance for diagnosing ... acute tubular interstitial ... nephritis ... AcuteKidneyInjury #Nephrology
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
, Differential Diagnosis ... Cirrhosis - Nephrotic ... syndrome - Acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #Causes
Modified Hyponatremia Algorithm
Hypertonic Hyponatremia: Hyperglycemia, Mannitol, Urologic irrigants
Hypotonic Hyponatremia: 
 • ADH ON (UOsm > 100):
failure, Cirrhosis, Nephrotic ... syndrome - ... Hyponatremia #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #sodium #nephrology
Volume Based Approach to Hyponatremia
Hypovolemic, Serum uric acid >4
 • Urine Na <20: Extra-renal losses
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failure, Cirrhosis, Nephrotic ... syndrome • Urine ... Hyponatremia #algorithm #diagnosis ... #sodium #low #nephrology