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1
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nephrotic syndrome is characterized by what in the urine?

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  • protein

> 3.5g/day

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nephrotic syndrome characterized by proteinuria along with

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  • hypoalbuminemia
  • hypogammaglobulinemia
  • hyper coagulable state
  • hiperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia
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hypoalbuminemia causes

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  • pitting edema
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hypogammaglobulinemia causes

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  • increased risk of ifnection
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hyper coagulable state in nephrotic syndrome due to

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  • loss of antithrombin III
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result of hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolism

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  • fatty casts in urine
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what is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in children

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  • minimal change disease
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minimal change disease associated with

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  • Hodgkin lymphoma
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minimal change disease - on H&E stain

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  • normal glomeruli
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minimal change disease - pathology

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  • effacement of foot process
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minimal change disease - immune complex deposits?

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  • none
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minimal change disease - on immunoflouresence

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  • negative
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minimal change disease - what proteinuria occurs?

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  • selective

- loss of albumin but not immunoglobulin

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minimal change disease - response to steroids

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  • excellent response
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minimal change disease - damage is mediated by

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  • cytokines from T cells
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what is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in hispanics and African Americans

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  • focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
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focal segmental glomerulosclerosis associated with

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  • HIV
  • heroin use
  • sickle cell disease
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focal segmental glomerulosclerosis - on H&E stain

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sclerosis of

  • some glomeruli
  • only part of glomerulus
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focal segmental glomerulosclerosis - on EM

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  • effacement of foot processes
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focal segmental glomerulosclerosis - immune deposits?

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  • none
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focal segmental glomerulosclerosis - IF

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focal segmental glomerulosclerosis - response to steroids

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focal segmental glomerulosclerosis can progress to

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  • chronic renal failure
24
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what is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in caucasian adults

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  • membraneous nephropathy
25
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membraneous nephropathy associated with

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  • Hep B or C
  • solid tumors
  • SLE
  • drugs
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what drugs is membraneous nephropathy associated with

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  • NSAIDS

- penicillamine

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membraneous nephropathy on H&E

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  • thick glomerular basement membrane
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membraneous nephropathy - immune complexes?

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  • yes

- due to immune complex deposition

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membraneous nephropathy - IF

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membraneous nephropathy - EM

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  • sub epithelial deposits with spike and dome appearance
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membraneous nephropathy response to steroids

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membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis on H&E

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  • thick glomerular basement membrane

- tram-track appearance

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membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis due to

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  • immune complex deposition
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membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis dividid into two types based on

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  • location of deposits
35
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membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type I deposited where

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  • sub endothelial
36
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membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type I associated with

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  • HBV and HCV
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membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type II deposits

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  • intramembraneous
38
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membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type II associated with

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  • C3 nephritic factor
39
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role of C3 nephritic factor

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  • stabilized C3 convertase

- leads to over activation of complement

40
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C3 levels in membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

41
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membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis response to steroids

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  • poor response to steroids
42
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diabetes mellitus glomerulonephropathy - high serum glucose leads to

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  • nonenzymatic glycosylation of the vascular basement membrane resulting in hyaline ateriolosclerosis
43
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diabetes mellitus glomerulonephropathy - which arteriole more effected

  • leads to
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  • efferent arteriole

- high glomerular filtration pressure

44
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diabetes mellitus glomerulonephropathy - hyper filtration leads to

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  • microalbuminuria
45
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diabetes mellitus glomerulonephropathy progresses to

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  • nephrotic syndrome
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diabetes mellitus glomerulonephropathy - characterized by

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  • sclerosis of mesangium

- formation of Kimmelstiel-Wilson nodules

47
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diabetes mellitus glomerulonephropathy - treatment

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  • ACE inhibitors slow progression of hyper filtration induced damage
48
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systemic amyloidosis - organ most involved

49
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systemic amyloidosis - amyloid deposits in

resulting in

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  • mesangium

- nephrotic syndrome

50
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systemic amyloidosis - characterized by which test

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  • Congo red stain

- apple green birefringence

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