Renal Pathology — Flashcards

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

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

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

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

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

Renal _____ carcinoma has the worst prognosis

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

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

_____ tumor is a malignant kidney tumor composed primarily of blastema +/- primitive glomeruli, tubules, and stromal cells

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