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Which embryonic structure becomes the ascending aorta and pulomary trunk?
Truncus arteriosus
Which embryonic structure becomes the right ventricle and smooth parts of left and right ventricle?
Bulbus Cordis
Which embryonic structure becomes a portion of the left ventricle?
Primitive Ventricle
Which embryonic structure becomes the coronary sinus?
The left horn of the sinus venosus.
Which embryonic structure becomes the SVC?
Right common cardinal vein and right anterior cardinal vein.
Causes urine discharge from the umbilicus:
Patent Urachus
Causes meconium discharge from the umbilicus or meckels diverticulum:
Vitelline Fistula
This tissue gives rise to the brain, the retina and the spinal cord:
Neuroectoderm
This tissue gives rise to the ANS, the dorsal root ganglia, cranial nerves, melanocytes, bones of the skull, schwann cells, etc.
Neural Crest
This tissue gives rise to gut tube epithelium and derivatives.
Endoderm
This tissue gives rise to the adenohypophysis, lens of the eye, epithelium of the oral cavity, sensory organs of the ear and olfactory epithelium.
Surface ectoderm
A craniopharyngioma is derived from:
Surface Ectoderm
Caused by excessive resorption of the septum primum or secundum:
Patent foramen Ovale
Drug that would help to close a PDA:
Indomethacin
Would help to maintain a PDA in a newborn:
Prostaglandins
Cerebellar tonsillar herniation through the foramen magnum with aqueductal stenosis and hydrocephaly. Often presents with syringomyelia and thoracolumbar myelomeningocele.
Chiari II
Large posterior fossa of the brian, absent cerebellar vermis with cystic enlargement of the 4th ventricle. Can lead to hydrocephalus and spina bifida.
Dandy Walker
Enlargement of the central canal of the spinal cord that leads to cape like bilateral loss of pain and temperature in the upper extremities with preservation of touch. Which fibers are typically damaged first?
Syringomyelia- crossing fibers of the spinothalamic tract. Associated with Chiari II.
This leads to a branchial cleft cyst in the lateral neck:
Persistent cervical sinus
Mullerian Inhibitory factor from _______ suppresses development of paramesonephric ducts.
Sertoli Cells
Increased androgens from _________ stimulates the development of mesonephric ducts
Leydig cells
Grown on Chocolate agar with factors V (NAD) and X (hematin).
H. Influenzae
Form on Thayer Martin or VPN media:
N. Gonorrhoeae
Grown on Tellurite plate or Loffler's media:
C. diptheriae
Grown on Eaton's agar:
M. pneumoniae
Grows on EMB agar as blue/black colonies with a metallic sheen:
E. Coli
Grows on Sabouraud's Agar
Fungi
This aerobe is seen in burn wounds, nosocomial pneumonia, and pneumonia in CF patients:
Pseudomonas auruginosa
Name three obligate anaerobes
Clostridium, Bacteroides, and Actinomyces
Name two intracellular bugs- must be in another cell because they can't make their own ATP:
Chlamydia and Rickettsia
This bacteria has a blue green pigment and smells like grapes:
Psuedomonas Aeruginosa
This bacteria have yellow sulfur granules that are composed of a mass of filaments and formed in pus
Actinomyces Israelii
This is the virulence factor of staph aureus- it binds to the Fc region of Ig and prevents opsonization and phagocytosis
Protein A
Is the virulence factor of S. pneumo, HiB, and Neisseria.
IgA protease- helps to colonize respiratory mucosa
This is the virulence factor of Group A strep: helps prevent phagocytosis
M protein
What mechanism causes the voluminous watery diarrhea of cholera?
ADP ribosylation of G protein that stimulates adenylyl cyclse - increases NaCl in the gut
Which bacteria produce toxins that stiumlate adenylate or guanylate cyclase?
E. Coli
This bacteria increases cAMP by inhibiting G-alpha
B. pertussis
This bacteria blocks the release of inhibitory neurotransmitters GABA and glycine
C. tetani
Bacteria that produces a toxin the cleaves host cell rRNA (inactivates 60s) and enhances cytokine release, causing HUS
Shigella or EHEC
Toxin that permanantly diables Gi
Pertussis Toxin
This toxin permanently activates Gs increasing cAMP.
Vibrio cholerae
This lancet shaped gram positive bacteria causes meningitis, otitis media, pneumonia, and sinusitis
S. Pneumoniae
This normal flora of the oral cavity causes dental carries and is resistant to optochin:
S. viridans
This bacteria is associated with rusty sputum, causes sepsis in sickle cell and ppl with splenectomy:
S. pneumoniae
Bacteria that can cause bacteremia and subacute endocarditis in colon cancer pts:
Strep bovis
The only bacteria with a polypeptide capsule:
Bacillus anthracis
Is a facultative intracellular bacteria with characteristic tumbling motility
listeria
Gram positive rod, anaerobe, causes oral/facial abcesses that drain through sinus tracts in skin.
Actinomyces
Gram postive and weakly acid fast aerobe that forms long, branching filaments and causes pulmonary infection in immunocompromised
Nocardia asteroides
How do you treat actinomyces?
Penicillin
How do you treat nocardia?
Sulfa
What is prophylaxis for exposure to TB?
Azithromycin
How do you treat leprosy?
Long term oral dapsone
This type of Neisseria ferments both maltose and glucose and has a capsule
N. Meningococci- rifampin is prophylaxis in close contacts
This gram negative bacteria causes epiglottitis, meningitis, otitis media, and pneumonia. How should you treat the meningitis?
H. Influenza
Treat meningitis with ceftriaxone
How do you treat legionella?
Erythromycin
This bacteria have flagella and disseminate hematogenously. They produce H2S
Salmonella
How do shigella move?
actin polymerization
This comma shaped or S shaped bacteria causes bloody diarrhea and is associated with Guillain Barre
Campylobacter jejuni
This causes diarrhea that can mimic appendicitis. Transmission occurs through pets, contaminated milk or pork
Yersinia enterocolitica
Question mark shaped bacteria (spirochete) found in water contaminated with animal urine.
Leptospira
How do you treat Lyme dz?
Doxycycline and ceftriaxone
Is the only rickettsiae that is transmitted by aerosol and causes pneumonia:
Coxiella (Q fever) - no rash, no vecor and a negative Weil Felix
In the Weil-felix reaciton, Rickettsia cross reacts with ________ and agglutinates.
Proteus O antigens
Threeinfections that cause rash on the palms and soles:
Coxsackie A, Syphilis and RMS
How do you treat chlymidia:
Azithromycin or Doxy
Is found in bird or bat droppings, endemic to the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys, and enters macrophages
Histoplasmosis
Found in states east of the Mississippi, causes inflammatory lung disease that can disseminate to skin and bone. Forms granulomatous nodules.
Blastomycosis
Found in the SW US, causes penumonia and meningitis, is associated with dust and has sperules filled with endospores
Coccidiomycoses
Heavily encapsulated yeast found in pigeon droppings and soil. Is cultured on Sabourauds agar and confirmed by latex agglutination test.
Crytococcus Neoformans
A mold with irregular non-septate hyphae found in diabetics with DKA or leukemia patients. They grow in the blood vessel and penetrate the cribiform plate- causes frontal lobe abcesses.
Mucor and Rhizopus
Causes classic triad of chorioretinitis, hydrocephalus, and intracranal calcifications.
Toxoplasma
Leishmaniasis causes spikning fevers, hepatomegaly and pancytopenia. How do you treat it?
Sodium Stibogluconate
Which are the live viruses?
Smallpox, yellow fever, chickenpox (VZV), Sabin's polio, and MMR
Which are the killed viruses?
Rabies, Influenza, Salk Polio, and HAV
(RIP Always)
Which are the two recombinant virus vaccines?
HBV and HPV
The only DNA virus that is not double stranded:
Parvovirus
Two RNA viruses that aren't single stranded
Reo and Rotavirus
Which DNA virus doesn't replicate in the nucleus?
Pox
Which two RNA viruses don't replicate in the cytoplasm?
Influenza and Retro
Which virus gets its envelope from the nuclear membrane?
Herpes
What are the seven DNA viruses?
Herpes, Hepadna (HBV), Adeno, Parvo, Papilloma, Polyoma, and Pox
High fevers for several days that can causes seizures followed by a diffuse macular rash
Roseola- caused by HHV-6
The number one causes of fatal diarrhea in children
Rotavirus
What type of virus is rubella?
Toga virus
Polio, Echo, Rhino, Cosackie and hepatitis A are all which kind of virus
Picornavirus - all are fecal oral except rhino
Influenza is which kind of virus?
Orthomyxo- killed viral vaccine si major mode of protection
Characterized by fever, postauricular tenderness, lymphadenopathy, arthralgias, and a fine trucal rash.
Rubella- a toga virus
Parainfluenza (croup), Mumps, measels and RSV are all which kind of virus?
Paramyxovirus - has surface F protein that causes epithelial cells to join and become mutinucleated cells
Illness characterized by cough, coryza, and conjunctivitis. Can cause SSPE years later, encephalitis, and giant cell pneumonia. Rash presents last and spreads form head to toe
Rubeola (measels)- a paramyxovirus
Causes parotitis, orchitis, and meningits- can cause sterility
Mumps- a paramyxovirus
What are the three leading causes of UTI?
E. Coli, S. Saptophyticus, Klebsiella
Bacteria that causes swarming on Agar, produces protease, and is associated with struvite stones
Proteus
Congenital infection that causes cataracts and deafness with blueberry muffin rash:
Rubella
Congenital infection causing hearing loss and seizures with a petichial rash
CMV
This virus can causes hydrops fetalis if contracted in the 2nd or 3rd trimester- it is a ssDNA:
Parvovirus B19
Causes a vesicular rash on palms and soles with ulcers in the oral mucosa
Hand Foot and Mouth Disease- Caused by Cosackie A
Causes a positive PAS stain
Tropheryma Whippeli
Results from Dog or Cat bite
Pasteurella Multocida
Mutations of ________ are gain of function mutations leading to cancer. Need damage to only one allele:
Oncogenes
This gene codes for a tyrosine kinase and is mutated in CML:
abl
This gene codes for transcription factor and is mutated in Burkitt's lymphoma:
c-myc
This gene codes for an Anti-apoptotic molecule and is mutated in follicular and undifferentiated lymphomas
bcl-2
This gene codes for tyrosine kinase and is mutated in breast, ovarian, and gastric carcinomas:
erb-2
This gene codes for GTPase and is mutated in colon cancer:
ras
This gene codes for transcription factor and is mutated in lung cancer:
L-myc
This gene codes for transcription factor and is mutated in neuroblastomas
N-myc
This gene codes for tyrosine kinase and is mutated in MEN types II and III:
ret
This gene codes for cytokine receptor and is mutated in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST)
c-kit
Mutation of these types of genes caues loss of function leading to cancer. Both alleles must be lost for expression of disease:
Tumor supressor genes
This gene product blocks the G1-S phase of the cell cycle and mutation leads to retinoblastoma and osteosarcoma:
Rb (13q)
This gene product blocks G1-S phase of the cell cycle and mutation is found in most cancers; Li-Fraumeni syndrome
p53 (17p)
This gene codes for DNA repair protein and is indicated in breast and ovarian cancer:
BRACA1 (17q)
This gene codes for a DNA repair protein and is mutated in breast cancer:
BRACA2 (13q)
Which gene is mutated in melanoma?
p16
Which gene is mutated in colorectal cancer associated with FAP?
APC
Which tumor supressor gene is mutated in Wilm's tumor?
WT1
Which tumor supressor gene is deleted in pancreatic cancer?
DPC
Which tumor supressor gene is mutated in colon cancer?
DCC
Used to screen for prostate cancer but can be elevated in BPH and prostatitis:
PSA
Which marker is produced by most colorectal and pancreatic cancers and also produced by gastic, breast and thyroid medullary cancers?
CEA
This tumor marker is elevated in hepatocellular carcinoma and yolk sac tumors in the testes?
Alpha fetoprotein
This tumor marker is elevated in hydatidform moles, choriocarcinomas and gestational trophoblastic tumors:
beta HCG
This tumor marker is elevated in ovarian and malignant epithelial tumors:
CA-125
Tumor marker elevated in melanoma, neural tumors, and astrocytomas
S-100
Is elevated in metastases to bone, obstructive biliary disease, and Paget's disease of the bone
Alk Phos
Tumor marker for neuroblastoma, lung cancer and gastric cancer
Bombesin
Tumor marker for hairy cell leukemia
TRAP
Tumor marker for pancreatic adenocarcinoma
CA 19-9
Naphthlalene or aniline dyes cause which kind of cancer:
Bladder transitional cell carcinoma
Arsenic causes which kinds of cancer
Squamous cell in skin and angiosarcoma in the liver
Which four cancers have psammoma bodies?
Papillary thyroid, Serous ovary, meningioma, and mesothelioma
Top three cancers that mets to brain
Lung, Skin and Kidney
Top three cancers that mets to the kidney
colon, stomach and pancreas
Top three cancers that mets to bone:
Prostate, thyroid, and testes
Nicotinic ACh receptors are which kind of channels?
ligand gated Na+/K+
Muscarinic ACh receptors are which kind of channels?
G-protein coupled
Which G protein pathway decreases adenylyl cyclase, decreasing cAMP, which decreases protein kinase A?
Gi = inhibitory pathway
Which receptors use the G inhibitory pathway?
M2, A2, and D2
Which G protein pathway increases adenylyl cyclase, increasing cAMP and increasing protein kinase A?
Gs = stimulatory
Which receptors use the Gs pathway?
B1, B2, D1, H2, V2
Which G protein pathway acts through phospholipase C, increasing the conversion of lipids to PIP, producing IP3 and DAG, which cause an increase in intracellular calcium and protein kinase C?
Gq
Which receptors act through the Gq pathway?
H1, A1, V1, M1, M3

HAVe 1 M&M
Drug used in the challenge test for asthma:
Methacholine - stimulates muscarinic receptors causing bronchoconstriction
Which anticholinesterase is used in the case of an atropine OD?
Physostigmine- crosses the blood brain barrier
Also used for glaucoma
Used in cholinergic crisis involving glaucoma:
echothiophate
This muscarinic antagonist is used for asthma and COPD
Ipratropium
This drug is an equal B1 and B2 agonist
Isoproterenol
This drug is used as an alpha blocker before removing pheochromocytoma
Phenoxybenzamine
Three alpha 1 blockers used for HTN and urinary retention in BPH. Can cause orthostatic hypotension.
Prazosin, terazosin, and doxazosin (alpha1 blockers have zosin endings)
How do you treat a theophylline OD?
beta blocker
How do you treat poisoning with copper, arsenic or gold?
penicillamine
How do you treat an OD with tPA or streptokinase?
Aminocaproic Acid
Toxic doses of which two drugs are treated with NaHCO3 (alkylinization of the urine)?
Salicylates and TCAs
How do you treat beta blocker toxicity?
Glucagon
Name four non-selective beta blockers
propranolol, timolol, nadolol, and pindolol
Name the 5 B1 selective blockers
Acebutolol, Betaxolol, Esmolol, Atenolol and Metropolol
(A BEAM)
Name two non-selective alpha and beta agonists:
Carvedilol and Labetalol
What do furosemide, probenecid, thiazides, and acetazolamide have in common?
They are sulfa drugs that can cause sulfa allergies in Pts.
This drug can cause a direct coombs positive hemolytic anemia:
Methyldopa
Which three drugs can cause pulmonary fibrosis?
Bleomycin, amidodarone, and Busulfan
Which durgs causes torsades de pointes?
Class III (sotalol) and class IA (quinidine) antiarrythmics
Name 4 P-450 inducers (cause decreased levels of other drugs):
Barbituates, SJW, Phenytoin and Rifampin
Name 4 P-450 inhibitors (increases the concentration of other drugs)
Erythromycin, Isoniazid, Ketoconazole, and Cimetidine
Adrenal insufficiency causing decreased sex hormones and cortisol but increased mineralocorticoids. Males have no internal sex organs and females never get mature sex characteristics. Causes hypertension and hypokalemia.
17-a hydroxylase
This adrenal insufficiency causes masculinization and hypertension. Increased levels of sexhormones but decreased aldosterone and cortisol.
11-B hydroxylase deficiency
Which adrenal insufficiency has decreased cortisol, decreased mineralocorticoids, and increased sex hormones. Leads to masculinization and hypotension.
21-hydroxylase deficiency
Characterized by parathyroid tumors, pituitary tumors (prolactin or GH) and pancreatic endocrine tumors (Zollinger Ellison, VIPomas). Commonly presents with kidney stones and stomach ulcers.
MEN 1
Characterized by medullary thyroid cancer (calcitonin), pheochromocytoma, and parathyroid tumors.
MEN II
Characterized by medullary thyroid cancer, pheochromocytoma and marfanoid habitus
MEN IIb or MEN III
Associated with antibodies to tissue transglutaminase, blunting of villi, and lymphocytes in the lamina propria. Associated with dermatitis herpetiformis
Celiac Sprue
Gastric hypertrophy with protein loss, parietal cell atrophy, and increased mucous cells. Precancerous. Rugae of the stomach become so hypertrophied that they look like brain gyri:
Menetrier's Dz
Autosomal dominant mutation of APC gene on chromosome 5. Has thousands of polyps and 100% progress to cancer:
FAP
Autosomal dominant mutation in DNA mismatch repair gene leading to colon cancer in 80% of cases:
HNPCC
Condition with FAP and malignant CNS tumor:
Turcot's syndromr
Condition with FAP and osseous soft tissue tumors, retinal hyperplasia
Gardner's Syndrome
In the progression to colon cancer, what is the order of gene mutations?
Loss of APC
K-RAS
Loss of P53
Condition with mildly decreased UDP-glucuronyl transferase or decreased bilirubin uptake. Elevated unconjugated bilirubin without hemolysis. Caused by stress and has no clinical consequences.
Gilbert's Syndrome
Condition with absent UDP glucuronyl transferase. Patients have jaundice and kernicterus due to increased bilirubin. Pts die within a few years.
Crigler-Najjar
Conjugated hyperbilirubinemia due to defective liver excretion. Grossly black liver, benign.
Dubin Johnson
How do you treat wilson's dz?
Penacillamine
Cancer that has increased CEA and CA 19-9 tumor markers. Associated with smoking but not alcohol. Presents with abd pain radiating to the back, migratory thrombophlebitis, and obstructive jaundice.
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Drug that is a PGE1 analog and increases production/secretion of mucous, decreases acid.
Misoprostol
This somatostatin analog is used to treat VIPomas, carcinoid tumors, and acute variceal bleeds.
Octreotide
Monoclonal antibody to TNF- immune suppressant because TNF is a proinflammatory cytokine
Infliximab
Serotonin antagonist and powerful central acting anti-emetic
Ondansetron
This D2 receptor antagonist increases the resting tone of the stomach and increases motility. Used to treat gastroparesis:
Metoclopramide
Causes destruction of white matter of cervical region, random and assymetric lesions due to demyelination
Multiple Sclerosis
Combined upper and lower motor neuron deficits with no sensory deficit.
ALS
Complete occlusion of this artery in the spine spares the dorsal columns.
Anterior Spinal
Causes degeneration of dorsal roots and dorsal columns leading to impaired proprioception and locomotor ataxia
Tabes Dorsalis (syphilis)
Damages anterior white commissure of the spinothalamic tract resulting in bilateral loss of pain and temperature.
Syringomyelia
Which three conditions cause demyelination of dorsal columns, lateral corticospinal tracts, and spinocerebellar tracts leading to ataxic gait, hyperreflexia, impaired position and vibration
Vitamin B12 deficiency, Vitamin E deficiency, and Friedrich's ataxia
Autosomal recessive dz associtated with degeneration of anterior horns of the spinal cord with LMN involvement only. Presents as a floppy baby with tongue fasiculations. Die at 7 Months.
Werdnig Hoffman Disease- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Autosomal recessive trinucleotide repeat disorder that leads to impaired mitochondrial functioning. Staggering gait, falls, nystagmus, dysarthria and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Presents in childhood with kyphoscoliosis.
Friedreich's Ataxia
Ipsilateral UMP signs and loss of vibration and proprioception. Contralateral loss of pain and temp below lesion.
Brown Sequard Syndrome
Paralysis of conjugate vertical gaze due to a lesion in the superior colliculi-
Parinaud Syndrome
Congenital disorder with port wine stains, ipsilateral leptomeningeal angiomas, pheochromocytomas. Can cause glaucoma, seizures, hemiparesis and mental retardation.
Sturge-Weber Syndrome
Hamartomas in the skin, CNS, organs; cardiac rhabdomyoma, renal angiomyolipoma, astrocytoma, mental retardation, seizures, hypopigmented spots, shagreen patch.
Tuberous Sclerosis - autosomal dominant
Cade au lait spots, lisch nodules (pigment in iris), optic gliomas, pheochromocytoma, Mutation in chromosome 17, autosomal dominant.
Neurofibromatosis Type I
Cavernous hemangiomas in skin, mucosa, organs; bilateral renal cell carcinoma, hemangioblastomas in the retina, brain stem, cerebellum, and Pheochomocytoma. AD mutation on chromosome 3.
Von Hippel Lindau
Vascular neoplasm of the brain with areas of necrosis and hemorrhage. Can cross the midline to the opposide hemisphere, pallisading necrosis.
Glioblastoma Multiforme
Most common brain tumor in adults, crosses the midline, stains for GFAP- Pleomorphic tumor cells
Glioblastoma Multiforme
Brain tumor that occurs in the convexities of hemispheres, has spindle cells with whorled pattern, and psammoma bodies (calcifications).
Meningioma
Brain cell tumor that is S-100 positive and usually found at the CP angle.
Schwannoma
Rare, slow growing tumor in the frontal lobes. Has chicken wire capillary pattern and round nuclei with clear cytoplasm.
Oligodendroglioma
Tumor in children most commonly found posterior fossa, GFAP positive, has eosinophillic corkscrew fibers, is cystic and solid. Has a good prognosis.
Pilocytic astrocytoma
Highly malignant cerebellar tumor in kids, has rosettes or perivascular psuedorosette. Solid small blue cells. Can compress the 4th ventricel causing hydrocephalus.
Medulloblastoma
Brain tumor in kids with characteristic perivascular pseudorosettes. Rod-shaped basal ciliary body found near the nucleus.
Ependymoma
Brain tumor in kids with famu cells and high vascularity. Most often cerebellar, associated with von hippel lundau, can produce EPO.
Hemangioblastoma
Benign childhood tumor with calcifications, can cause bitemporal hemianopia.
Craniopharyngioma- derived from rathke's pouch
Heterogeneously enhancing primary brain tumor in adults
GBM
Ovarian tumor with sheets of uniform cells. Secretes hCG and LDH.
Dysgerminoma
Ovarian tumor with large, hyperchromatic, syncytiotrophoblastic cells. Rare but malignant and can develop during pregnancy. Has increased hCG.
Choriocarcinoma
Agressive ovarian cancer- yellow, friable, solid mass. Has Schiller-duval bodies that look like glomeruli. Has increased AFP.
Yolk Sac
Ovarian tumor, frequently bilateral, lined with fallopian tube epithelium and is benign.
Serous cystadenoma
Most common ovarian tumor, malignant and frequently bilateral. Has multiple cystic spaces.
Serous cystadenocarcinoma
This is a general ovarian cancer marker
CA-125
Malignant ovarian tumor, causes intraperitoneal accumulation of mucinous material from ovarian or appendiceal tumor- can be massive
Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma
Ovarian tumor that secretes estrogen and can lead to precocious puberty. Has small follicles filled with eosinophilic secretions. Causes abnormal uterine bleeding.
Granulosa cell tumor
Triad of ovarian fibroma, ascites, and hydrothorax. Pulling sensation in the groin.
Meig's syndrome
Malignant, painless, testicular tumor. Most common kind, affects men 15-35. Large cells in lobules with watery cytoplasm and a fried egg appearance.
Seminoma
Malignant, painful, testicular tumor that is often glandular or papillary. May have increased AFP or hCG.
Embryonal carcinoma
Yellow, mucinous testicular tumor. Schiller Duval bodies look like glomeruli. Has increased AFP.
Yolk Sac
Malignant testicular tumor with increased hCG. Disordered syncytiotrophoblastic and cytotrophoblastic elements. Hematogenous mets.
Choriocarcinoma
Usually benign testicular tumor containing Reinke crystals, usually andrgen producing- gynecomastia in men and precocious puberty in boys. Golden brown color.
Leydig cell.
Most common testicular cancer in older men:
Lymphoma
Nephrotic syndrome with highly selective loss of albumin, lipids in tubular cells, and diffuse effacement of podocytes. Seen in young children with a URI or recent immunization.
Minimal Change disease
MCC of nephrotic syndrome, caused by damage of the podocytes with sclerosis and hyalinosis. IgM and C3 present but no immune complexes. Poor prognosis and high rate of recurrence in transplants.
Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
Nephrotic syndrome with damage to the epithelial and mesangial cells by immune complex activating complement. Has a spike and dome pattern with silver stain and granular deposits of IgG and C3.
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Nephrotic syndrome with mixed nephritic and nephrotic features. The glomeruli are large and hypercellular. Duplication and splitting of the GBM forms tram-tracks. Slow progression with asymptomatic proteinuria and hemtaturia.
Membranoproliferative Glomerulosclerosis
Which four things can cause membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis?
Autoimmune disease, infection, schistosomiasis, and malignancy,
Nephritic syndrome developing after a skin or respiratory infection. Increased ASO and anti DNAse B. Subepithelial immune complex deposition (lumpy bumpy). Hypercellular glomeruli with IgG, IgM and C3.
Post Streptococcal (acute proliferative)
Nephritic syndrome with hypercellular glomeruli with granular deposits of IgG, IgM and C3. Kidneys are enlarged and swollen with multiple surface punctuate hemorrhages.
Post-streptococcal
Nephritic syndrome caused by ruptures in the GBM with infiltration of leukocytes, fibrinogen and parietal epithelial cells. Has three types:
Rapidly Progressive (cresentic)
This type of rapidly progressive glomerulosclerosis has antibodies to GBM, with smooth, linear staining of IgG and C3.
Type I RPGS
-if it has lung involvement, its Goodpastures
This type of rapidly progressive GS has immune complex deposition and granular staining of IgG and C3
Type II
This type of rapidly progressive GS is ANCA positive and may be caused by vasculitis like Wegeners and Churg Strauss
Type III
Characterized by nephritis, hearing loss and ocular abnormalities. Is an X-linked recessive defect in type IV collagen. Has irregular thickening and thinning of the GBM with splitting.
Alport Syndrome
MCC of nephritic syndrome worldwide. Causes painless, recurrent hematuria in kids, 1-2 days post infection of mucosal tissue. Is associated with HSP, celiac sprue, and dermatitis herpetiformis
IgA nephritis