Medical Mnemonics
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NEPHROLOGY<br />
Glomerulonephritis in Childhood:<br />
HIS PISH<br />
Henoch-Schonlein purpura<br />
IgA nephropathy (ie, Berger's Disease)<br />
Systemic lupus erythematosus<br />
Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis<br />
Immune vasculitis (eg, Wegener's granulomatosis, polyarteritis nodosa)<br />
Subacute bacterial endocarditis<br />
Hemolytic-uremic syndrome<br />
Note: "Pish" is the Yiddish word for urine<br />
Hematuria, Causes:<br />
SIT^3 Gn<br />
Stones (ie, kidney stone)<br />
Infection (ie, urinary tract infection)<br />
Tuberculosis,<br />
Trauma,<br />
Tumour (ie, renal or bladder cancer)<br />
Glomerulo<br />
nephritis<br />
(Source: Dr. L. Lagrotteria, Hamilton, Ontario)<br />
Nephritic Syndrome With Decreased Complement Levels, Causes:<br />
LESS<br />
Complement<br />
Lupus<br />
Endocarditis<br />
Shunt infection-associated disease<br />
Streptococcal glomerulonephritis<br />
Cryoglobulinemia<br />
(Source: Baird 1989)<br />
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