Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 β€’ Injury to podocytes
 β€’ Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
Spectrum of Glomerular ... Diseases Nephrotic ... #spectrum #diagnosis ... #nephrology #nephritic ... #nephrotic #comparison
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
Summary of characteristic ... abnormalities of selected glomerular ... #diseases #nephrology ... #pathology #comparison ... #table #diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... Differential Diagnosis ... sclerosis β€’ Anti-Glomerular ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager Summary ... life-threatening diseases ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... hypercellular glomeruli ... #management #treatment
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 β€’ Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... β€’ Immunologic Workup ... life-threatening β€’ Treatment ... Evolution: Chronic disease
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
disease 24- ... disease. ... #testing #workup ... #diagnosis #glomerulonephritis ... nephrotic #nephritic #nephrology
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 β€’ Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... #criticalcare #treatment ... #workup
Anti-GIomeruIar Basement Membrane Disease (Goodpasture's Disease)

What is it? A small vessel vasculitis with circulating antibodies directed
directed against the glomerular ... hemorrhage Diagnosis ... kidney biopsy Treatment ... Goodpastures #AntiGBM #diagnosis ... #nephrology #pulmonary
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
and Management Summary ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... viral arthritis Workup ... Treatment: admission ... #Management #Summary
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
disease 1) 24- ... disease. 8) ANA ... #glomerular #disease ... #workup #diagnosis ... initial #testing #nephrology