Renal Rapid Facts

Question 1

RBC Casts show?

Answer 1

Glomerulonephritis, Malignant HTN

Question 2

WBC Casts show?

Answer 2

Acute pyelonephritis, transplant rejection

Question 3

Granular (muddy brown) Casts show?

Answer 3

Acute Tubular Necrosis

Question 4

Waxy Casts show?

Answer 4

End-stage renal disease/chronic renal failure

Question 5

Black Urine shows?

Answer 5

Alkaptonuria

Question 6

Pink/Red Urine shows?

Answer 6

Porphyria

Question 7

Brown/Tea colored urine shows?

Answer 7

Hyperbiliruinemia

Question 8

2 Weeks after infection of pharynx and skin patient presents with periorbital edema and cola-colored urine?

Answer 8

A PSGN

Question 9

PSGN EM?

Answer 9

Subepithelial immune complex deposition

Question 10

PSGN virulence factor? What is its MOA?

Answer 10

M protein-Nephritic Strain

MOA: prevents Munching/Phagocytosis

Question 11

PSGN HSR?

Answer 11

Type 3 HSR

Question 12

PSGN Labs?

Answer 12

Increased anti-DNase B titers

Decreased Complement Levels

Question 13

PSGN Treatment and Complication?

Answer 13

Tx: supportive
Complication: RPGN

Question 14

RPGN LM and IF?

Answer 14

Crescent Moon shaped

Question 15

RPGN Prognosis?

Answer 15

Poor

Question 16

What is inside the RPGN Crescent Moon shape IF/LM?

Answer 16

Fibrin and macrophages

Question 17

MOA of Nephritic Syndrome?

Answer 17

Immune complex deposition that leads to Inflammed glomeruli+release C5a=>attracts neutrophils=>damaged and hypercellular glomeruli