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Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis

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Decreased Complement Levels (C3, C4)

Low C3, but usually not C4 = alt pathway

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Lupus Nephritis (2)

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May have decreased complement levels

Positive ANA test

3
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Microscopic Polyangiitis

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Positive P-ANCA

4
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Amyloidosis

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Positive Monoclonal Antibodies in SPEP or UPEP

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Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (2)

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Hep C > Heb B antibody association

May have decreased levels of C3/C4

6
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Pauci-immune RPGN

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Positive P-ANCA

7
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Anti-GBM Test (2)

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Positive in: Goodpasture’s and Anti-GBM associated RPGN

8
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ANA Test

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Lupus Nephritis

9
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HIV Serologies

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Associated with Focal and Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)

10
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Endocarditis-associated GN

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May have decreased complement levels

11
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Wegener’s Granulomatosis

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Positive C-ANCA

12
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Goodpasture’s Syndrome

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Positive Anti-GBM test

13
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Cryoglobulinemia (2)

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Positive cryoglobulin test

May have decreased C3/C4 levels

14
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Membranous Nephropathy (2)

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Associated with Hep B and Hep C

15
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FSGS

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HIV serologies

16
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Immune-Complex GN

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May have decreased C3/C4 levels

17
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ANCA Tests (3)

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Positive in Wegeners (C), Microscopic Polyangiitis (P), Pauci-immune RPGN (P)

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Atheroembolic Disease

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May have decreased C3/C4 levels

Eosinophilia

19
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Multiple Myeloma

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Positive for monoclonal antibodies in SPEP or UPEP

20
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Eosinophiluria (3)

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Associated with:

Acute allergic interstitial nephritis, atheroembolic disease… or anything with eosinophilia or pyuria

21
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Hep C Antibody (3)

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Mixed Cryoglobulinemia, Membranoproliferative GN, Membranous Nephropathy

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Hep B Surface Antigen (3)

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Membranoproliferative GN, Membranous nephropathy, Polyarteritis nodosa

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Light-chain deposition disease

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Positive MC Ab in SPEP or UPEP

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Low C3/C4 Levels (7)

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Post-Strep GN, Endocarditis GN, Immune Complex GN, MP GN, Lupus, Cryoglobulinemia, Atheroembolic Disease