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Renal Tunes

Mnemonics for glomerular diseases

Acute Post-infectious Glomerulonephritis
(to the tune of the Hallelujah chorus)

Post-infectious, lumpy bumpy
Polys in the capillaries
Hump and flame-like complex!

IgA Nephropathy
(to the tune of "V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N" by Connie Francis)

IgA Nephropathy with
hematuria
Mesangium's filled, granular IgA

Membraneous Glomerulonephritis
(to the tune of "Matilda" by Harry Belafonte)

MGN, MGN
MGN thick capillaries with spikes and the train tracks