nephrosis

Question 1

minimal change dz

Answer 1

• effacement of podocyte foot processes
• most common cause in kids
• proteinuria
• hypoalbuminemia
• edema
• HTN

Question 2

focal segmental glomerular sclerosis

Answer 2

• most common in US adults, blacks, latinos, HIV patients

Question 3

membranous nephropathy

Answer 3

• thickening of basement membrane, spike and dome

- secondary to SLE or Hep B

Question 4

membranoproliferazive glomrulonephritis

Answer 4

• tram track, sub endothelial humps

- associated with SLE, subacute bacterial endocarditis, hep c

Question 5

diabetic nephropathy

Answer 5

• thickening of GBM, kimmelstiel-wilson nodules

- proteinuria > hematuria

Question 6

renal amyloidosis

Answer 6

• amyloid proteins deposit in tissue, congo red

- due to plasma cell dyscrasia, chronic inflammatory dz, hemodialysis, amyloidosis