Glomerulonephritis Types

It has various types which are classified based on the type of mechanism

Antibody mediated
Cell mediated Injury

Injury to glomeruli results in a variety of signs and symptoms of disease including:

Proteinurias	caused by	altered permeability of capillary walls.
Hematuria	caused by	loss of capillary wall integrity.
Azotemia	caused by	impaired filtration of nitrogenous wastes.
Oliguria oranuria	caused by	reduced or absent urine production.
Edema	caused by	loss of intravascular oncotic pressure.
Hypertension	caused by	fluid retentionand altered renal regulation of blood pressure.

Several syndromes related to glomerulonephritis have been described.

Nephrotic syndrome: Proteinuria in excess of 3.5 grams in 24 hours, accompanied by edema, hypoalbuminemia, hyperlipidemia and lipiduria.

Acute nephritis or the Nephritic syndrome: Hematuria, variable proteinuria, azotemia, and hypertension.

Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis: Hematuria, oliguria and acute renal failure.

Although much overlap exists, glomerular diseases may be classified by their predominant clinical manifestations.

	Nephroti Syndrome	Nephritic Syndrome
Minimal change disease	+++++	-
Membranous glomerulonephritis	++++	+
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis	++++	+
IgA nephropathy	+++	++
Membranoproliferative GN	++	+++
Acute post-infectious GN	+	++++