Glomerular Disease Flashcards

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What is Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis also known as ?

A

crescentic glomerulonephritis

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What are the causes of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis?

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Goodpasture’s, ANCA positive vasculitis

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What is IgA nephropathy AKA?

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Berger’s disease, mesangioproliferative GN

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4
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IGA nephropathy typical hx?

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typically young adult with haematuria following an URTI

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What is Diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis aka

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Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis

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what does diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis present as?

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presents as nephritic syndrome / acute kidney injury

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what is Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis aka?

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mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis

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what are the two types of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis?

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type 1: cryoglobulinaemia, hepatitis C
type 2: partial lipodystrophy

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9
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3 conditions that present with nephrotic syndrome?

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  1. minimal change disease
  2. Membranous glomerulonephritis
  3. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
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minimal change disease typical hx

A

child with nephrotic syndrome

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membranous glomerulonephritis presentation

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proteinuria / nephrotic syndrome / chronic kidney disease

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causes of membranous glomerulonephritis

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infections, rheumatoid drugs, malignancy

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Causes of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

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may be idiopathic or secondary to HIV, heroin

idiopathic
secondary to other renal pathology e.g. IgA nephropathy, reflux nephropathy
HIV
heroin
Alport’s syndrome
sickle-cell

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14
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appearance of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis on biopsy

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focal and segmental sclerosis and hyalinosis on light microscopy
effacement of foot processes on electron microscopy

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15
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presentation of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

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proteinuria / nephrotic syndrome / chronic kidney disease

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16
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treatment of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

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steroids +/- immunosuppressants