Renal Pathology — Flashcards

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) from Shigella dysenteriae results when shiga toxin damages the _____, activating platelets

Nephritic syndrome is a group of glomerular disorders characterized by glomerular _____ and bleeding

_____ glomerulonephritis is characterized by 'wire looping' of capillaries on light microscopy

Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis is associated with _____ thickening and splitting on light microscopy

PSGN is characterized by _____ immune complex "humps" on electron microscopy

Acute tubular necrosis is characterized histologically by loss of _____ and detachment of tubular cells from the basement membrane

_____ nephropathy is characterized by subepithelial deposits with a 'spike and dome' appearance on electron microscopy

Renal _____ carcinoma has the worst prognosis

Chronic _____ is characterized by coarse, asymmetric corticomedullary scarring and blunted calyces in the kidney

The immune complexes in DPGN are Ig_____-based and often have C3 deposition