Pathology of Kidney

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There are 3 (or 4, depending on how you chose to categorize) major categories of kidney diseases. This is the big picture, so please keep this in mind for the rest of the discussion.


  1. Glomerular

I.Tubular

  1. Interstitual (some people consider tubulo-interstitual diseases as one category)

II.Blood vessels


The following are pathophysiologic syndromes that result from above pathologies:

  1. Nephritic

  2. Nephrotic

  3. Acute renal failure (ARF)

  4. Chronic renal failure (CRF)

Category: Nephrology Notes , Pathology Notes

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