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nephritic/nephrotic
nephro/nephri
Question | Answer |
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Hypercellular glomeruli | post-strept GN |
low C3 levels in serum | post-strept GN (due to Ig's forming complexes with C3) |
MCC of nephritic syndrome in the world | IgA nephopathy (berger dz) |
Split GBM? Double layer (tram track)? spike and dome? | split: alport's. double layer: membranoproliferative. spike/dome: membranous |
Wrinkled GBM is called ___________. | crescents (wegner's and penicillamine cause it) |
most impt treatment for Lupus nephritis? | ACEi (and steroids) |
Wegner's GN: which marker is impt? treatment? | c-ANCA. treatment is steroids and Cyclophosphamide |
Rx of minimal change dz | high dose steroids (even before Bx...much like temporal arteritis) |
which nephrotic syndrome has raised C3? | MP II (it has Ig's against C3 CONVERTASE....as opposed to post-strept which has Ig's against C3 itself) |
HBV, HCV(cryoglobulins) are ass'd with which nephrotic syndrome? | MP I |
GFR in diabetic nephropathy? | initially raised (due to hyperfiltration) then goes down due to Renal failure |