Month: October 2014

Good Doctors...Better People

What is a Lump vs a Hump

A student recently asked me what is the difference between “lumpy bumpy” and “humps”.  These are buzzwords that used to describe pathology on kidney biopsy samples.  While meant to be descriptive, they can also be a bit vague. (Double click on pictures to see full size) 1)  “Humps” Type of imaging:  EM What they are:…
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Clinical Case: Nephrotic Syndrome

A 58 y/o F with history of HTN presents to an outside hospital for pancreatitis and LE edema. While there patient is found to have Hep C (genotype 3). After protracted course due to no improvement in pancreatitis she is transferred to our hospital. While here, a UA is done which shows 3+ proteins and…
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