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Diagnose This (February 7, 2022)
In a patient with subnephrotic proteinuria, negative immunofluorescence, and segmental foot process effacement, what is your diagnosis? …
Membranous Glomerulopathy
What is membranous glomerulopathy? Membranous glomerulopathyis a kidney disease that causes protein in the urine (proteinuria). In membranous glomerulopathy, immune…
Diagnose This (August 24, 2021)
This is the biopsy of a 32yo IV drug user who has nephrotic range proteinuria and MSSA bacteremia secondary to…
Disease Week: MGMID
Tuesday: Let’s start with a poll. You have a 25-year-old female patient with a positive ANA and proteinuria. On a…
Scanning EM of a Proteinuric Glomerulus
This eyeSCANdy image shows scanning EM of a proteinuric glomerulus with capillary loop showing widening and partial loss of interdigitating…
Diagnose This (November 16, 2020)
What conditions would be in your differential diagnosis for this finding? (Hint: large glomerulus) …
Diagnose This (November 2, 2020)
What is this finding? In a young male patient with hematuria and hearing loss, what would be your top diagnosis?…
Twitter Poll (September 16, 2020)
Answer: C Fibrillary glomerulonephritis is a rare disease affecting less than 1% of all native kidney biopsies and is due…
Membranous Lupus Nephritis
The patient is a 19-year-old female who presents with hematuria, nephrotic range proteinuria, and a creatinine of 1.2 mg/dL. She…
Art of Medicine: Collapsing Glomerulopathy
The above painting shows a glomerulus with capillary tuft collapse, visceral epithelial cell hyperplasia, and numerous protein resorption droplets within…
Art of Medicine: Diabetic Nephropathy
The above painting shows glomeruli with nodular mesangial expansion and arterial hyalinosis, changes frequently seen in diabetic nephropathy. Diabetic nephropathy…
KDIGO Connections: Membranous Diagnosis Algorithm
Have you seen the latest proposed KDIGO algorithm for the diagnosis and treatment of membranous glomerulopathy? Dr. Bourne brings us…
KDIGO Connections: HCV-Associated Kidney Disease
How do you treat patients with hepatitis C-associated kidney disease?
Twitter Poll (May 22, 2019)
ANSWER: C By the Oxford Classification of IgA nephropathy, the findings present are classified as “M1 E1 S1 T1 C0”…
Art of Medicine: Minimal Change Disease
The above painting shows podocytes with foot processes extending along the glomerular basement membrane of neighboring capillary loops. Effacement of…