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Twitter Poll (November 15, 2018)
ANSWER: A The number of nephrons in the normal kidney is important because they may play a role in the…
Ask-Upmark
This kidney biopsy is from a 16-year-old boy with a history of chronic reflux nephropathy. Imaging findings showed unilateral segmental…
Cholesterol Microemboli
Cholesterol emboli involving the kidney may manifest clinically as acute kidney injury, hematuria, proteinuria (both non-nephrotic and nephrotic range), and…
Pushing Glass (August 8, 2017)
A 69-year-old man with past medical history of hypertension presents with nephrotic syndrome and 7 gm/day proteinuria. Serological studies are…
Thrombotic Microangiopathy
The image (trichrome stain) shows the characteristic arteriolar lesion of acute thrombotic microangiopathy. Note the prominent mucoid intimal edema and…
Diffuse Mesangial Hypercellularity
This biopsy is from a previously healthy 3 year old female, who presented with sudden onset nephrotic syndrome, hypertension and…
Pushing Glass (May 16, 2017)
A 15-year-old boy had a kidney biopsy because of the persistent nephrotic syndrome. His medical history is significant for resolved…
History of Hypertension
Do you recall when hypertension was treated by surgery? Listen to episode 4, as Dr. Silva gives a brief history…
Arteriosclerosis
A very common vascular histologic finding in patients with hypertensive nephrosclerosis is arteriosclerosis. In advanced lesions, such as this example,…
Pushing Glass (April 4, 2017)
The patient is a 30-year-old female who presents with nephrotic range proteinuria and a creatinine of 2.5. She has a…
Pushing Glass (March 22, 2017)
A 71-year-old woman with a history of multiple myeloma, hypertension and vitamin D deficiency presented with decreased renal function. Investigations…