Nephritic; SLE; Wire looping on LM; EM: sub endothelial and sometime intramembranous deposits; IF: granular appearance
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Calcium Kidney Stones
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Radiopaque, hypocitraturia; can result from ethylene glycol, vitamin c abuse,\
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RBC Casts
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glomerulonephritis, malignant HTN
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Squamous cell carcinoma of bladder
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chronic irritation of urinar bladder
Schistosoma, chronic cystitis, smoking
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Stress incontinence
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Outlet incompetence; leak with increased intra-abdominal pressure
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Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
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Nephrotic; LM: segmental sclerosis and hyalinosis
EM:effacement of foot processes
AA, Hispanics, heroin
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Cystine Kidney Stones
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Radiolucent; decreased pH, Hereditary
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Chronic pyeloephritis
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Vesicouretal reflux or chronically obstructing kidney stones; can contain eosinophilic casts resembling thyroid tissue
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Membranous nephropathy
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Nephrotic; LM: capillary and GBM thickening
IF: granular as a result of immune complex deposition
EM: spike and dome appearance
SLE; phospholipase A2 receptor antibodies, infections, solid tumors
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Acute interstitial nephritis
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Diuretics, NSAIDs, Penicillins/Cephalosporins, PPIs, Rifampin
fever, rash, hematuria, CVA tenderness; after drugs that act as haptens inducing hypersensitivity
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Waxy Casts
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End stage renal disease
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Nephroblastoma
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Large palpable, unilateral flank mass, and or hemturia
Loss of function WT1/WT2 on chromosome 11
WAGR: Wilms tumor, Aniridia, Genitourinary malformations, mental retardation/intellectual disability
Nephritic/Nephrotic; Subendothelial deposits or dense deposit
type I: hep B or C
type II: C3 nephritic factor
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Amyloidosis
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Nephrotic
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Acute kidney injury
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Simple vs. Complex Renal Cysts
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Simple cysts are filled with ultrafiltrate
Complex cysts: solid components on imaging
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Renal Oncocytoma
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Originates from Collecting ducts; large eosinophilic cells with abundant mitochondria without perinuclear clearing; Painless hematuria, flank pain, abdominal mass
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Hyaline casts
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nonspecific
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Granular casts
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ATN
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Nephrotic Syndrome Characteristics
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Proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, hyperlipidemia, hyper coagulable state, increased risk of infection
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Acute PSGN
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Nephritic; 2-4 weeks after group A strep; Type III hypersensitivity; EM: subepithelial; IF: granular appearance; LM: glomeruli enlarged and hypercelular; Decreased complement levels
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Overflow incontinence
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incomplete emptying b/c detrusor under activity or outlet obstruction causing leak with overfilling
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Alport Syndrome
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Nephritic; type IV collagen probelm
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Renal Cell Carcinoma
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Originates from PCT cells; golden-yellow due to lipid content;
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Minimal Change disease
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Nephrotic; LM:normal glomeruli, EM: defacement of foot processes
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Medullary Cystic Disease
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Inherited disease causing tubulointerstitial fibrosis and progressive renal insufficiency with inability to concentrate
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Uric Acid Kidney Stones
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Radiolucent; Decreased PH; associated with hyperuricemia; acidic pH