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What are Crescents made of?

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Prolifaration of parietal cells and infiltration of WBCs

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Types of Rapidly Progressive (Crescentic) Glomerulonephritis

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Type I anti-GBM (Goodpasture)

Type II Immune Complex (Post-infection GN)

Type III Pauci-immune ANCA (Wegener)

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Pattern in Goodpasture

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Linear

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Pattern in Type II Immune Complex

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Granular

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What does Nephrotic Syndrome present with?

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Proteinuria > 3.5 & Hypoalbuminemia

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Common cause of Nephrotic syndrome in Caucasian Adults

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Membranous Nephropathy

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Thickening of the glomerular capillary wall

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Membranous Nephropathy

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Pattern of Membranous Nephropathy is

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Granular, Subepithelial

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Common cause of Nephrotic syndrome in Children

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Minimal Change Disease

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Effacement of foot process and NO immune complex is

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Minimal Change Disease

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Common cause of Nephrotic syndrome in Hispanic and African Adults

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Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

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Loss of foot process and Epithelial damage is

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Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

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Associated with HIV

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Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

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Associated with HBV, HCV, and SLE

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Membranous Nephropathy

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Type I Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis is

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Immune complexes resulting in Subendothelial deposites

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Type II Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis

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Alternative Complement Pathway (C3)

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Berger Disease is

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IgA Nephropathy

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What do you see in IgA Nephropathy?

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Henoch-Schonlein Purpura

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What is IgA Nephropathy associated with?

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Gluten Enteropathy

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Two types of Hereditary Nephritis

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Aplort Syndrome

benign Famelial hematuria

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Alport Syndrome presents with

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Nephritis
Chronic Renal Failure
Nerve Deafness
Eye Disorders

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Alport Syndrome is an abnormality of a chains in

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Type IV Collagen

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List Types of SLE Nephritis

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Type I - No renal Involvement
Type II - Mesangial Form 
Type III - Focal-Proliferative
Type IV - Difuse-Proliferative (Most Severe; Crescentic)
Type V - Membranous (thickening of GBM)
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Purpuric skin lesions characteristically involving extensor surfaces of arms/legs as well as butt

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Henoch-Scholein Purpura (deposition of IgA)

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Nodular Glomerulosclerosis (or Kimmelsteil-Wilson Disease) is associated with
Diabetic Glomerulonephritis
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Nonenzymic glycosylation of the GBM (increasing permeability and thickness)
Diabetic Glomerulonephritis
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Inheritance of Alport Syndrome
X-linked
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Most common cause of Acute Renal Failure
Acute Kidney Injury (or Acute Tubular Necrosis)
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Most commence sue of Pyelonephritis and UTI
E. coli
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Halmarks of Acute Pyelonephritis
Patchy Interstitual Suppurative Inflammation | & Intratubular Aggregates, Tubular Necrosis
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Three complications of Acute Pyelonephritis
Papillary Necrosis (in diabetics) Pyonephrosis Perinephric Abscess
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What do you see in Chronic Pyelonephritis?
WBC Casts
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What is Chronic Pyelonephritis usually associated with?
Vesicocurethral or Intrarenal Reflux
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Acute Drug-Induced Interstitial Nephritis most commonly caused by
Penicillins
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Analgesic Nephropaty is caused by excessive intake of analgesic mixtures of
Phenacetin and Aspirin, Caffeine, Acetaminophen, Codeine
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Acute Uric Acid Nephropathy occurs where and why?
In collecting Ducts because favor Acidic pH
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Chronic Urate Nephropathy is a result of
MUS, also called Gouty Nephropathy
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Nephrolithiasis is
Uric acid stones
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Bence Jones Casts
Myeloma Kidney (Light-chain Cast Nephropathy)
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What do you see in Benign Nephrosclerosis?
Hyalin Arteriosclerosis
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What do you see in Malignant Hypertension?
Onion Skinning
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Typical HUS is caused by
Shiga-like Toxins from E. coli (O157:H7)
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TTP is caused by
ADAMTS13
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Because of "End Organ" nature of blood supply, most renal infarcts are
"White" Anemic Infacts
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Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease is inherited
Autosomal Dominant
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Childhood Polycystic Kidney Disease is inherited
Autosomal Recessive
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AD (or Adult) Polycystic Kidney Disease is associated with
Berry Aneurysms and Mitral Valve Polapse
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AR (or Childhood) Polycystic Kidney Disease is associated with
Hepatic Fibrosis
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40% AD (or Adult) Polycystic Kidney Disease die of
Coronary or Hypertensive Heart Disease
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Dilation of renal pelvis and calyces with atrophy of kidney from obstruction to the outflow of urine
Hydronephrosis (from UT Obstruction)
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What is the term for renal stones?
Urolithiasis
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The majority of renal stones are
Calcium Stones (70%)
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What are Triple Stones made of?
Magnesium, Ammonium, and Phosphate
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Stones that have Staghorn Cells are
Triple Stones
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Four types of Kidney Stones are
Calcium, Triple, Uric Acid, and Cysteine
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Kidney Stones are favored in
Renal Calyces/Pelvis or Bladder
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Most common malignant tumor of the Kidneys is
Renal Cell Carcinoma (Adenocarcinoma)
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What is the most significant risk factor of Renal Cell Carcinoma (Adenocarcinoma)?
Tobacco
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Most common form of Renal Cell Carcinoma (Adenocarcinoma) is
Clear Cell (70-80%)
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A form of Hereditery Renal Cell Carcinoma (Adenocarcinoma) is
Von Hippel Lindau (VHL gene)
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Papillary Carcinoma results from
Trisomy 7 & MET Gene
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Clear Cell Carcinoma results from
Sporadic: VHL Hereditary: Chromosome 3
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Three classic diagnostic features of Renal Cell Carcinoma (Adenocarcinoma)
CVA pain, palpable mass, hematuria
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Most common metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma (Adenocarcinoma) is
Lungs (50%); Usually metastasize before giving rise to any local symptoms or signs

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