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Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
- Nephritic and ... Nephrotic Syndromes ... #Nephritic #Nephrotic ... #Syndromes #Classification ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Nephrotic vs Nephritic syndromes - Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases 

#Nephritic #Nephrotic #Syndromes #Spectrum #Classification #Glomerular #Diseases
Nephrotic vs Nephritic ... #Nephritic ... #Nephrotic #Syndromes ... #Spectrum #Classification ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
- Nephritic and ... Nephrotic Syndromes ... #Nephritic #Nephrotic ... #Syndromes #Classification ... #Diagnosis
Albuminuria (Grades) and Risk for CKD
Normal to mildly increased albuminuria:
 - Albumin excretion rate: < 30
progressive kidney disease ... Nephrotic-range ... The presence of nephrotic ... is defined as nephrotic ... Macroalbuminuria is a type of nephrotic
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
peritonitis Lupus nephritis ... abnormalities (non-nephrotic ... creatinine) • And/or nephrosis ... (nephrotic-range ... suspicion for nephritis
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Kidney Injury - Classification ... • Glomerular disease ... Acute interstitial nephritis ... Kidney #Injury #Classification ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... findings BPPV • Short-lived ... Méniére's disease ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
of glomerular disease ... nephropathy, lupus nephritis ... Glomerulonephritis #RPGN #Classification ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Interstitial nephritis ... • Inflammatory disease ... /phimosis #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Nephrology ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Spot PC (protein ... C3, C4 - Test for ... testing #workup #diagnosis ... glomerulonephritis #nephrotic ... #nephritic #nephrology