Lesson 2: Primary Glomerular Diseases

Objectives 

  • Understand the various presentations of glomerular diseases (e.g., nephrotic versus nephritic syndrome)

  • Understand the various mechanisms of glomerular injury - predominantly immune related glomerular injury

  • Understand the patterns of glomerular diseases by light microscopy 

  • Understand the role immunofluorescence plays classification of glomerular disease

  • Learn the most common glomerular disease associated with each characteristic clinical presentation

  • Understand key electron microscopic findings (if applicable) for each diagnostic entity 

  • Understand that making diagnoses in glomerular disease requires both characterization of pathologic findings and correlation with clinical findings 

To-do list

  • Take the Pre-Quiz to see how much you already know about glomerular diseases

  • Watch all (11) short video lectures

  • Take the Post-Quiz to see how much you have learned about glomerular diseases

Pre-quiz

Introduction

Introduction to Glomerular Diseases

Glomerular Disease with Nephrotic Presentation

Minimal Change Disease

Membranous Nephropathy

Primary Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)

Glomerular Disease with Nephritic Presentation

Post-Infectious Glomerulonephritis (PIGN)

Nephritic Syndrome Differential Diagnosis and Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis Pattern of Injury

Glomerular Disease with Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) Clinical Presentation

Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) and Crescents Overview 

Anti-GBM Glomerulonephritis

Pauci-Immune Glomerulonephritis

Glomerular Diseases that Present with Isolated Hematuria

IgA Nephropathy

Alport and Thin Basement Membrane Lesion

Post Quiz

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