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Typicalgvignettegforgsarcoidosisg-
gANSWERnonspecificgsymptomsglikegcough,gangina,gdyspnea,gfatigue,gfever,gweightglos
s,gskinglesions

Histologicalgfindingsgforgsarcoidosisg-gANSWERnon-
caseatingggranulomas,gmultinucleatedgepithelioidgcells,ggiantgcells,glymphocytes.
- well-formed,gepithelioid,gnon-
necrotizingggranulomasgdistributedgalonggtheglymphaticsgneargbronchigandgbloodgvess
elsg(lymphangiticgpattern)
- bilateralghilargadenopathygongCXR

Sarcoidosisgisgonegpotentialgcausegofg-gANSWERrestrictiveglunggdisease

Whatglabsgmightgbegelevatedgingpatientsgwithgsarcoidosis?g-gANSWER-
gelevatedgserumgACEglevels
- elevatedgESR
- elevatedgC-reactivegprotein
- hypercalcemia
- hypercalciuria

EpsteingBarrgVirusgroutegofgtransmissiong-gANSWER-grespiratorygsecretions,gsaliva
- "kissinggdiseases"

Epstein-BarrgVirusgtypicalgpresentationg-gANSWER-gteengorgyounggadult
- fatigue,gfever,gsoregthroat,genlargedglymphgnodes
- swollen,gerythematousgtonsils

EPVglabgfindingsg-gANSWER-gelevatedgALTgandgAST
- positivegmonospotgtestg-gheterophilegantibodygtest
- lymphocytosis

,Wheregdogkidneygstonesgform?g-
gANSWERMaygoccurganywheregalonggthegurinarygtract:grenalgtubules,grenalgpelvis,guret
ers,gbladder,gand/orgurethra.
1. ureteropelvicgjunction:gwheregrenalgpelvisgtransitionsgintogthegureter
2. ureterovesicalgjunction:gwhereguretergmeetsgurinarygbladder
3. mid-ureter
4. distalgureter

Whatgaregthegdifferentgnephrolithiasisgconditionsg(3)?g-gANSWER-
gstaghorngcalculus:gmixturegofgmagnesiumgammoniumgphosphategandgcalciumgphospha
te.gArisegingagsettinggofgchronicgurinaryginfectiongwithgureasegsplittinggbacteriaglikegProte
usgmirabilis
- calciumgoxalategstones:gmostgcommon,goccursgwhengcalciumgbindsgwithgoxalategduegt
ogexcessgoxalate.gTreatedgwithgdietgchanges,gincreasedgfluidgintake,gsometimesgthiazid
es.
- uricgacidgstones:gexcessgpurines.gtreatedgbygincreasinggurinegpH,gdietgchange,gflui
dgintake.

PathogenesisgofgPSGNg-gANSWER-
gTypegIIIghypersensitivitygreactiong(immunegcomplexgmediated);gcirculatinggorgplantedga
ntigen

PSGNglightgmicroscopyg-
gANSWERdiffusegendocapillarygproliferation;gleukocyticginfiltration


PSGNgDIFg-gANSWERgranulargIgGgandgC3gingGBMgandgmesangium

PSGN:gElectrongMicroscopyg-
gANSWERSubepithelialghumps,gsubendothelialgdepositsgingearlygdiseasegstages


PSGNgclinicalgpresentationg-gANSWER-grecentghistorygofggroupgAgstrep
- cangrangegfromgasymptomaticgmicroscopicghematuriagtogfull-blowngnephriticgsyndrome

Rapidlygprogessivegglomerulonephritisg(RPGN)gclinicalgpresentationg-gANSWER-
gnephriticgsyndrome,grapidgprogression


PSGNghistologicgfindingsg-gANSWER-gglomeruligareghypercellulargandgenlarged
- globalgandgdiffuse
- interstitialgedemagandginflammation
- presencegofgWBCsgingglomerulargcapillarygloops,gdamagegtogglomeruli,gRBCsgandgRB
CgcastsgingthegtubulesgallgleadgtogWBCs,gRBCs,gandgRBCgcastsgingthegurine.

PSGNglabgfindingsg-gANSWER-
gRBCs,gRBCgcasts,gdysmorphicgRBCs,gWBCs,gandgproteingingurine
- elevatedgASOgtiters
- decreasedgC3gandgnormalgC4gserumgcomplementglevels
- Throatgandgskingculturesgoftengnegative

DescribegGoodpasturegSyndromeg-gANSWER-gduegtoganti-GBMgAbs

,- causesgglomerulonephritisgandgpulmonaryghemorrhage

WhatgisgthegmostgcharacteristicgfindinggofgRPGN?g-gANSWER-
gglomerulargcrescentsgconsistinggofgproliferatinggparietalgcells,gmonocytes,gmacrophage
s,gTglymphocytes,gplasmagproteins,gchemokines,gcytokines,gandgoftengfibringstrands.

RPGNglightgmicroscopyg-gANSWER-gextracapillarygproliferationgwithgcrescents;gnecrosis

WhatgaregthreegpotentialgcausesgofgRPGN?g-gANSWER1.gGoodpasturegSyndrome
2. Granulomatosisgwithgpolyangiitis
3. Systemicglupusgerythematosus

DescribegthegIFgstaininggpatternsgofgRPGNgwithgrespectgtogthegthreegpotentialgcauses.
g-gANSWER-gGoodpasturegSyndrome:glineargstaininggofgGBMgwithgIgG
- Granulomatosisgwithgpolyangiitis:gnogdeposits
- SLE:ggranulargdeposits

RPGNgelectrongmicroscopyg-gANSWER-
gwrinklinggofgthegGBMgwithgfocalgdisruptionsgisgpresentgingallgtypesgofgthegdisease


WhatgkindgofghypersensitivitygreactiongisgGoodpasturegsyndrome?g-
gANSWERTypegIIg(antibodygmediated)


TreatmentgforgGoodpasturegsyndromeg-gANSWER-gintensivegplasmapheresis
- corticosteroids
- cytotoxicgagents

DescribegminimalgchangegdiseasegMOAg-gANSWER-
gunknowngetiologygbutgthoughtgtogbegimmune-mediated
- damagegtogpodocytegfootgprocessesgallowsgleakagegofgalbumingintogthegurinarygspac
eg(nephrotic)

MCDghistologicgfindingsg-gANSWER-gmostgglomeruligaregnormal
- cellsgingPCTgmayghavegfoamygorggranulargcytoplasmgduegtoglipidgandgproteingresorptio
n

MCDgDIFgfindingsg-gANSWER-gnegative

MCD,gelectrongmicroscopyg-gANSWER-geffacementgofgfootgprocesses,gnogdeposits

HowgdoesgexcessivegproteinuriagingMCDgcausegedema?g-gANSWER-
glossgofgproteingthroughgurinegcausesghypoproteinemia,gwhichgresultsgingdecreasedgintra
vasculargcolloidgosmoticgpressure.
- fluidgescapesgintoginterstitium,gdecreasesgplasmagvolumegandgGFR
- ActivationgofgRAASgandgreleasegofgnatriureticgpeptidesgwhichgcausesgwatergretention

, HowgdoesgMCDgcauseghypercholesterolemia?g-
gANSWERSignificantghypoproteinemiagleadsgtogcompensatorygproteingsynthesisgbygtheg
liver,gincludingglipoproteins.

WhatgisgthegtreatmentgforgMCD?g-gANSWERcorticosteroids

MembranousgNephropathygpathogenesisg-gANSWER-
gIgG4gAbsgaregdirectedgagainstgagpodocytegmembranegantigenglikegPLA2R.gThesegAbsg
cangactivategthegMACgandgdamagegpodocytes.

HowgisgMNgtreatmentgdifferentgfromgMCD?g-
gANSWERMNgdoesgnotgrespondgwellgtogcorticosteroids


MNgclinicalgmanifestationsg-gANSWER-gedemagandgascitesgfromghypoalbuminemia
- hypercoagulablegstategwithgrenalgveingorgDVTgfromglossgofgantithrombing3,gorgproteinsg
CgorgSgingurine
- hypercholesterolemia
- hypogammaglobulinemiagfromgurinaryglossg(nonselectivegproteinuria)

MNghistologicgfindingsg-gANSWER-genlargedgglomeruligbutgnormalgcellularity
- peripheralgcapillarygwallsgdiffuselygthickened
- spikegandgdomegappearance
- segmentalgorgglobalgsclerosis
- interstitialgmononuclearginflammationgandgfoamygproximalgtubulargepithelialgcells

MNglightgmicroscopyg-gANSWERdiffusegcapillarygwallgthickening

MNgDIFg-gANSWER-ggranulargIgGgandgC3galonggGBM;gdiffuse

MNgelectrongmicroscopyg-
gANSWERsubepithelialgdepositsgfootgprocessgeffacement


WhatgaregsomegcommongcausesgofgsecondarygMN?g-gANSWER-gmalignancies
- infections
- drugs
- toxins
- autoimmunegdiseases
- SLE

CausegofgIgAgnephropathyg-
gANSWERIgAgimmunegdepositiongingthegglomerulargmesangium


IgAgnephropathygpathogenesisg-
gANSWERabnormallygglycosylatedgIgA1gmoleculesgfromgmucosagexposeghiddengisotop
es,gleadinggtogimmunegcomplexgformationgingthegcirculation.gThesegcomplexesgdepositgi
ngthegmesangium.

ClinicalgpresentationgofgIgAgnephropathyg-gANSWERrecurrentghematuriagorgproteinuria