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What are the characteristics of nephrotic syndrome?

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Hypoalbuminemia, edema, hyperlipidemia, lipiduria, and SEVERE proteinuria (> 3.5 g/day)

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What is the most common cause of secondary nephrotic syndrome in adults?

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Diabetic glomerulosclerosis

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What is another name for glomerulonephritis?

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Nephritic Syndrome

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What is Nephritic Syndrome characterized by?

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Hematuria, Proteinuria, decreased GFR

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What conditions does Nephrotic Syndrome lead to?

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Elevated BUN, Elevated Serum Creat., oliguria, salt/water retention, hypertension, edema

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What causes decreased GFR in Nephritic Syndrome?

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Inflmmatory damage that may impair glomerular flow and filtration

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What is the only means of definitive Dx for most glomerular diseases?

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Renal biopsy

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Describe the differences betwixt NephrItic and NephrOtic syndrome

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Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome Table

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What findings are observed (uscope, IF, Electron) in minimal-change nephropathy?

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No lesions, no ICs, no ICs

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What findings are observed (uscope, IF, Electron) in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis?

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Focal and Segmental Glomerular Consolidation, no ICs, no ICs

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What findings are observed (uscope, IF, Electron) in Membranous Glomerulopathy?

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Diffuse global capillary wall thickening, diffuse capillary wall Igs, and Diffuse subepithelial dense deposits

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What findings are observed (uscope, IF, Electron) in Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis?

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Capillary wall thickening and endopaillary hypercellularity, diffuse capillary wall complement and subendothelial (type I) dense deposits; intramembranous (type II) dense deposits

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What are the 3 major pathogenetic forms of glomerulonephritis?

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In situ IC formation, Deposition of ICs, and ANCA

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What is IC formation in situ glomerulonephritis?

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Abs bind to intrinsic antigens or foreign antigens within glomeruli

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What is circulating IC glomerulonephritis?

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Circulating IC deposit in glomeruli and incite inflammation

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What is the mechanism of ANCA glomerulonephritis?

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Circulating autoAbs to antigens within neutrophil cytoplasm (myeloperoxidase or proteinase-3). This activates the neutrophils causing endothelial damage especially in glomerulus

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What lab tests are needed to diagnose glomerular disease?

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Light uscopy, electron uscopy, and Immunofluorescence

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What histologic finding is associated with a rapidly progressive course?

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Glomerular Crescent Formation

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What is Minimal-Change Glomerulopathy characterized by?

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Effacement of podocyte foot processes

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A biopsy of MCG is shown below. What are characteristic light microscopic findings?

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No changes are observed on light uscopy

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What does electron uscopy show in a patient with MCG?

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Podocyte foot process obliteration

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What condition does MCG cause?

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Nephrotic Syndrome

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A patient Dx with MCG has azotemia. What is the likely to true Dx?

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Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

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What parts of the glomeruli are affected in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis?

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(Focal) Some glomeruli and initially only affects the glomerular tuft (segmental)

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A biopsy of a patient with Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis is shown below. What are the characteristic findings?
Periodic acid-schiff staining shows perihilar areas of segmental sclerosis and adjacent adhesions to Bowman Capsule
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What is believed to be the general cause of FSGS?
Injury to or dysfunction of podocytes
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What are agents of podocyte injury that can lead to FSGS?
Viruses, drugs, serum factors, congenital abnormalities
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What are typical findings of a kidney biopsy of a patient with FSGS?
Segmental obliteration of capillary loops by increased matrix/cells, glassy hyalinosis (insudation of plasma proteins and lipids)
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In patients with obesity or reduced renal mass what type of FSGS is observed?
Perihilar
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In a patient with HIV, what type of FSGS is observed?
Collapsing sclerosis
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T or F: Immune complexes are observed in FSGS
FALSE
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What type of FSGS patient has the worst prognosis?
HIV and Idiopathic collapsing patients
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What is HIV associated nephropathy?
Severe rapidly progressive collapsing for of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
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A biopsy of a patient with HIV1 associated nephropathy is shown. What are the characteristic findings of this biopsy?
Segmental or global collapsing pattern of focal sclerosis
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What are typical causes of Membranous Glomerulopathy?
Accumulation of immune complexes in the subepithelial zone of the glomerular capillaries
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What can membranous glomerulopathy cause?
Nephrotic Syndrome
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In MG, where do Immune Complexes localize?
Betwixt the Podocyte and the GBM in the subepithelial zone
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What are the general causes of primary membranous glomerulopathy?
Anti-PLA2R autoAbs, Anti-neutral endopeptidase alloantibodies
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What are some general causes of secondary membranous glomerulopathy?
Autoimmune disease, infectious disease, drugs, cancer
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A patient with Membranous glomerulopath is shown. What are the characteristic findings in this biopsy?
Slightly enlarged glomerulus, diffuse thickening of capillary walls, no hypercellularity
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A biopsy of a patient with membranous glomerulopathy is shown below. A silver stain was performed. What are the lesions observed? What stage of MG is shown?
Spikes in the GBM, Stage II
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A patient with membranous glomerulopathy is shown below. What markers are observed in IF testing?
IgG and C3
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What is the most common primary glomerular cause of nephrotic syndrome in white and Asian adults in the US?
Membranous glomerulopathy
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What is the most common secondary cause of nephrotic syndrome?
Diabetic glomerulosclerosis
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A biopsy of a patient with diabetic glomeruloscerlosis is shown below. What are typical findings observed?
Prominent increases in mesangial matrix, dilation of glommerular capillaries, and thickening of capillary BM. Kimmelstiel-Wilson nodules also form
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What is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease in the US?
Diabetic glomerulosclerosis
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From what is AA amyloid derived? What is it associated with?
Serum amyloid A protein (SAA); Chronic inflammatory states
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From what is AL amyloid derived? What is it associated with?
Either Lambda or Kappa Ig light chains, associated with multiple myeloma and B cell neoplasms
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A biopsy of a patient with amyloid nephropathy is shown. What are the characteristic findings?
Amorphous acellular material epands the mesangial areas and obstructs the glomerular capillaries.
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What type of stains identify amyloid?
Congo red stain
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What type of disease leads to monoclonal Ig deposition disease?
B-Cell Neoplasia
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What is the most common type of Ig that causees MIDD?
Kappa light chains
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What is Alport Syndrome and what causes it?
Hereditary Nephritis caused by abnormal glomerular basement membrane type IV collagen
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What type of inheritance is 85% of Alport Syndrome?
X linked and caused by a mutation in the gene for Alpha5 chain of IV collagen
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What is used to make the Dx of Hereditary Nephritis?
Electron Microscopy
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A biopsy of a patient with Hereditary Nephritis is shown. What are the key characteristics?
Lamina densa of the GBM is laminated rather than forming a single dense band
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What does Thin Glomerular Basement Membrane Nephropathy lead to?
Benign Hematuria
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What are the agents that typically cause Acute Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis?
Group A Strept (Beta Hemolytic) or Stapylococcus infection
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What is believed to be the cause of postinfectious glomerulonephritis?
Deposition of immune complexes of Ab plus bacterial antigens in glomeruli
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What is the general mechanism leading to postinfectious glomerulonephritis?
Immune complexes w/I glomeruli initiate inflamm response by activating complement and other humoral and cellular inflammatory mediators
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Shown below is the biopsy of a patient with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis. What are characteristic findings?
Distinctive subepithelial dense deposits shaped like humps.
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A biopsy of a patient with type I membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis is shown below. What are characteristic findings?
Hypercellularity and capillary wall thickening, mesangialproliferation and extension into the subendothelial zone
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What was the segmentation of the glomerulus in Type I membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis called?
Lobular glomerulonephritis
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A renal biopsy of a patient with type II membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis is shown below. What are the typical findings?
Electron-dense deposits in the glomerular basement membrane
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What is the complement factor that plays a role in type II MPGN?
C3 nephritic factor
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What is the Dx? Type I or Type II MPGN?
Type II
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What is the Dx? Type I or Type II MPGN? What describes the fluorescence pattern?
Type I; Granular to band-like staining for C3
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Shown below is an EM of a patient with Type II MPGN. What is another name for this disease?
Dense deposit disease
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What is class I of SLEG? Findings?
Minimal mesangial lupus glomerulonephritis; No findings on light uscopy
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What is class II of SLEG? Findings?
Mesangial proliferative lupus glomerulonephritis; Immune complexes are confined to mesangium and cause varying degress of mesangial hypercellularity and matrix expansion
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What is class III of SLEG? Findings?
Focal Lupus Glomerulonephritis; ICs w/I subendothelial zone, mesangium resulting in inflamm and proliferation of mesangium and endothelium
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What is class IV of SLEG? Findings?
Diffuse lupus glomerulonephritis; Class III but involves \> 50% of glomeruli
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What is class V of SLEG? Findings?
Membranous lupus glomerulonephritis; ICs primarily in the subepithelial zone
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What is class VI of SLEG? Findings?
Advanced sclerosing lupus glomerulonephritis
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Granular staining along tubular basement membranes and interstitial vessels is seen below. What is the Dx?
Diffuse proliferative lupus glomerulonephritis\
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What type of renal conditions are caused by Berger Disease?
IgA Nephropathy due to IgA renal complexes
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What type of IgA is most commonly deposited in Berger disease?
IgA1
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An IF for IgA is shown below. What is the Dx?
Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy
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What is anti-GBM glomerulonephritis mediated by?
Autoimmune response against type IV collgen in the GBM
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What symptoms are often associated with anti-GBM Glomerulonephritis? Why?
Pulmonary hemorrhage and hemoptysis; Target antigens are also expressed in alveolar BM
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An IF of anti-GBM glomerulonephritis is shown. What are the key characteristics?
Diffuse linear GBM immunostaining for IgG on basement membrane
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What other condition is observed in patients with anti-GBM glomerulonephritis?
Glomerular Crescents
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What is a subtype of anti-GBM glomerulonephritis that is rapidly progressive?
Crescentic glomerulonephritis Crescentic glomerulonephritis
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What is ANCA glomerulonephritis characterized by?
Glomerular necrosis and crescents
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What are ANCAs specific for in ANCA glomerulonephritis?
Myeloperoxidase and proteinase-3
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What condition do three quarters of those with ANCA glomerulonephritis have?
Systemic small vessel vasculitis
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What does ANCA glomerulonephritis and pulmonary vasculitis lead to?
Pulmonary-renal syndrome
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A patient with ANCA glomerulonephritis is shown. What does the silver stain reveal?
Focal disruption of glomerular basement membranes and crescent formation within the Bowman space

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