Renal Pathology Flashcards
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RBC Casts
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- Glomerulonephritis
- Ischemia
- Malignant HTN
- Indicates that hematuria is of renal origin
2
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WBC casts
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- Tubulointerstitial inflammation
- Acute pyelonephritis
- Transplant rejection
- Indicates pyuria is of renal origin
3
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Granular casts
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- Muddy Brown casts
- Acute tubular necrosis
4
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Waxy Casts
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- Advanced renal disease
- Chronic renal failure
5
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Hyaline casts
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Nonspecific
6
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Nephritic Syndrome
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- Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
- Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
- Berger’s IgA glomerulonephropathy
- Alport Syndrome
7
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Nephrotic Syndrome
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- Focal segmental glomerulonephritis
- Membraneous glomerulonephritis
- Minimal Change disease
- Amyloidosis
- Diabetic glomerulonephropathy
8
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Both Nephritic and Nephrotic
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- Diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis
- Membrano-proliferative glomerulnephritis
9
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Acute poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis
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- Glomeruli are enlarged and hypocellular
- Neutrophils
- lumpy bumpy appearance
- Subepithelial immune complex humps
- Immunofluorescence shows granular appearance due to IgG, IgM and C3 deposition along GBM & mesangium
- Most frequently in children
- Peripheral & periorbiral edema
- dark urine
- Resolves spontaneously
- Nephritic: Inflammatory process
- In glomeruli: hematuria & RBC casts
- Azotemia (elevated BUN)
- Oliguria
- HTN due to salt retention
- Proteinuria <3.5g/day
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Rapidly Progressive (Crescentic) Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
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- Crescent moon shaped
- Crescent consists of fibrin & plasma protiens (C3b)
- Also glomerular parietal cells and macrophages
- Caused by:
- Goodpasture syndrome: type II hypersensitivity
- antibodies GBM & alveolar basement membranes
- Linear immunofluorescence
- Hematuria and hemoptysis
- Wegner’s granulomatosis
- c-ANCA
- Microscopic polyangiitis
- p-ANCA
- Goodpasture syndrome: type II hypersensitivity
- Poor prognosis
- Rapidly deteriorating renal function
- Nephritic: Inflammatory process
- In glomeruli: hematuria & RBC casts
- Azotemia (elevated BUN)
- Oliguria
- HTN due to salt retention
- Proteinuria <3.5g/day
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Diffuse Proliferative Glomerulonephritis
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- Due to SLE or MPGN
- Wire looping of capillaries
- Subendothelial & Intramembranous IgG immune complexes
- Often w/ C3 deposits
- Immunofluorescence: granular
- Nephritic: Inflammatory process
- In glomeruli: hematuria & RBC casts
- Azotemia (elevated BUN)
- Oliguria
- HTN due to salt retention
- Proteinuria <3.5g/day
- Most common cause of death in SLE
- Can present w/ nephritic and nephrotic
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Berger’s Disease
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- IgA nephropathy
- Related to Henoch-Schonlein (small vessel vasculitis w/ IgA)
- Mesangial proliferation & immune complex deposits
- IgA complex deposits in mesangium
- Often presents/flares w/ URI or acute gastroenteritis
- Nephritic: Inflammatory process
- In glomeruli: hematuria & RBC casts
- Azotemia (elevated BUN)
- Oliguria
- HTN due to salt retention
- Proteinuria <3.5g/day
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Focal Segmental glomerulosclerosis
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- Segmental sclerosis & hyalinosis
- Most common glomerular disease in HIV patients
- Nephrotic: massive proteinuria (>3.5 g/day)
- Hyperlipidemia (low oncotic pressure triggers apoproteinB)
- Fatty casts
- Edema
- Increased risk of infection b/c loss Ig
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Membraneous glomerulonephritis
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- Diffuse membranous glomerulopathy
- Diffuse capillary & GMB thickening
- Spike & Dome appearance w/ subepithelial deposits
- Granular immunofluorescence
- SLE nephrotic presentation
- Caused by:
- Drugs
- Infection
- SLE
- Solid tumors
- Most common cause of adult nephrotic sydnrome
- Nephritic: Inflammatory process
- In glomeruli: hematuria & RBC casts
- Azotemia (elevated BUN)
- Oliguria
- HTN due to salt retention
- Proteinuria <3.5g/day
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Minimal Change Disease
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- Lipoid nephrosis
- Normal glomeruli
- Foot process effacement
- Selective loss of albumin
- Not globins due to GBM polyanion loss
- May be triggered by recent infection or immune stimulus
- Most common in children
- Responds to corticosteroids
- Nephritic: Inflammatory process
- In glomeruli: hematuria & RBC casts
- Azotemia (elevated BUN)
- Oliguria
- HTN due to salt retention
- Proteinuria <3.5g/day