nephritic and nephrotic Flashcards
what is diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis?
- distinct histological form of glomerulonephritis
what is diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis caused by?
- streptococcal infection
- SLE
What is diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis characterised by?
- increased cellular proliferation affecting >50% of glomeruli
what are the symptoms of diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis?
related to renal disease
how is diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis diagnosed?
- lab tests
- renal imaginng
- renal biopsy
what is membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis?
-immune system attacks healthy kidney cells which damage kidney and glomeruli
- immune complexes get stuck in kidneys and cause damage
symptoms of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis?
- haematuria
- proteinuria
- oedema
- nephrotic syndrome
diagnosis of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis?
- urine test
- blood test
- GFR
- kidney biopsy
treatment of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis?
- find cause
- steroids
- immunosupressants
- ace- i
presentation of nephrotic vs nephritic
- what does nephrotic look like?
- proteinuria
- hypoalbuminaemia
-oedema - hyperlidaemia
- hypogammaglobulinaemia
- hypercoaguable blood
presentation of nephrotic vs nephritic
- what does nephritic look like?
- haematuria
- proteinuria
- oliguria
- hypertension
- oedema
what diseases can present as both nephritic and nephrotic?
- membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis?
-diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis
