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Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
acute tubular necrosis ... tubulointerstitial nephritis ... tuberculosis Fatty - Nephrotic ... syndrome ("Maltese
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
biologics (tumor necrosis ... 10-50%) - HTN, nephrotic ... /nephritic syndrome
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... a.k.a. hepatorenal syndrome ... Acute tubular necrosis ... Acute interstitial nephritis
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
Nephritic vs Nephrotic ... Syndrome Step ... proteinuria, think about nephrotic ... /nephritic syndromes ... #Nephritic #Nephrotic
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
and Nephrotic Syndromes ... Nephritic syndrome ... glomerulonephropathy) - Alport syndrome ... Nephrotic syndrome ... #Nephrotic #Syndromes
Nephritic nephrotic algorithm. #kidney #Nephritic #Nephrotic #Syndrome #Comparison #Algorithm #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Nephritic nephrotic ... #kidney #Nephritic ... #Nephrotic #Syndrome
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
and Nephrotic Syndromes ... Nephritic syndrome—due ... cases may be in nephrotic ... Nephrotic yndrome—podocyte ... #Nephrotic #Syndromes
Nephrotic vs Nephritic Syndrome

-Joel M. Topf, MD FACP @kidney_boy

#Nephrotic #Nephritic #Syndrome #nephrology #comparison #diagnosis
Nephrotic vs Nephritic ... Syndrome -Joel ... @kidney_boy #Nephrotic ... #Nephritic #Syndrome
DRESS Syndrome vs SJS/TEN
DRESS
 • Latency: 2-8 weeks
 • Rash: Morbilliform
 • Mucosal involvement: 50% have
DRESS Syndrome vs ... Tubulointerstitial nephritis ... Full-thickness epidermal necrosis ... SCVMCMed #DRESS #Syndrome
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis
Renal:
 - Glomerular - IgA Nephropathy, Thin basement membrane, Alport syndrome,
membrane, Alport syndrome ... - Interstitial nephritis ... Ischemic - Papillary necrosis