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Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis
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Connected health information
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Linked signs and symptoms
13Each sign/symptom opens its own page and links back to related conditions.
- Blood in Urine (Hematuria)
- Blood Pressure High (Hypertension)
- Breath Shortness (Dyspnoea)
- Breathing Difficulty When Lying Flat (Orthopnoea)
- Cough
- Fluid Retention
- Pain Back Lumbar
- Pain Side (Flank)
- Skin: Pale, Lack of Colour (Pallid Complexion)
- Swelling (Oedema, Edema)
- Urine Contains Abnormal Protein (Proteinuria)
- Urine Discoloured
- Urine Output Decreased (Oliguria)
Linked drugs / medications
0No linked drugs are listed yet.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
2Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Conservative management
1Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
29These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
- Blood Urea Nitrogen Tests
- Blood Uric Acid Concentration Test
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein Concentration
- Cerebrospinal Fluid White Cell Differential
- Creatinine Clearance (CrCl)
- Creatinine Concentration (Blood, Serum Creatinine)
- erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
- Ferritin Concentration
- Fibrin Degradation Products (FDPs, Fibrin Split Products, FSPs, Fibrin Breakdown Products, Fbps)
- Fibrinogen Concentration test
- Monocyte Absolute Count
- Plasminogen Activity
- Protein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- Thyroxine (Total T4) Concentration
- Triiodothyronine (Free T3) Concentration
- Triiodothyronine (Total T3) Concentration
- Urine Albumin 24hr test
- Urine Crystal Concentration
- Urine Epethelial Cell Number
- Urine Fatty Cast Concentration
- Urine Granular Cast Concentration
- Urine Haemologlobin (Hb) Concentration
- Urine Hyaline Cast Concentration
- Urine Osmolality
- Urine Red Blood Cell Cast Concentration
- Urine Red Blood Cells Concentration
- Urine Specific Gravity (SG)
- Urine White Blood Cell Cast Concentration
- White Blood Cell (WBC) Count
Biological markers/agents
32This visual map shows biological markers/agents reported as increased or decreased with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
25- Alpha-2-Globulin (Blood, Serum)Reference range exampleAll: 0.6–1 gm/dLLinked diagnostic testsProtein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- Beta GlobulinReference range exampleAll: 0.7–1.2 gm/dLLinked diagnostic testsProtein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- Blood Urea NitrogenReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 6–18 mg/dL; Child (< 10y): 5–15 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsBlood Urea Nitrogen Tests
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeukocytesReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–5 /µL; 1y - 6y: 0–20 /µLLinked diagnostic testsCerebrospinal Fluid White Cell Differential
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Total ProteinReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 15–45 mg/dL; Child (< 10y): 15–70 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsCerebrospinal Fluid Protein Concentration
- Cholesterol Crystals (Urine)Reference range example0–1 Not PresentLinked diagnostic testsUrine Crystal Concentration
- Creatinine (Blood)Reference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 0.1–0.4 mg/dL; Adult ( > 16y), Female: 0.6–1.2 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsCreatinine Concentration (Blood, Serum Creatinine)
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation RateReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 0–20 mm/Hr; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 0–15 mm/HrLinked diagnostic testserythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
- FerritinReference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 7–140 µg/L; Adult ( > 16y), Female: 18–160 µg/LLinked diagnostic testsFerritin Concentration
- Fibrin Split ProductsReference range exampleAll: 0–1 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsFibrin Degradation Products (FDPs, Fibrin Split Products
- FibrinogenReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 150–400 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsFibrinogen Concentration test
- Forced Expiratory Volume At Three Seconds (FEV3)Reference range exampleAll: 95–100 %Linked diagnostic testsSpirometry
- MonocytesReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 3–7 %; 0.1–0.5 million/mLLinked diagnostic testsDifferential White Blood Cell Count Tests, Monocyte Absolute Count
- PlasminogenReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 65–153 %; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 70–120 %Linked diagnostic testsPlasminogen Activity
- Unrine Granular CastsReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–0 Not PresentLinked diagnostic testsUrine Granular Cast Concentration
- Uric Acid, BloodReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 2.5–7 mg/dL; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 4–8 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsBlood Uric Acid Concentration Test
- Urine AlbuminReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 30–105 mg/dL; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 10–145 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsUrine Albumin 24hr test
- Urine Epethelial CellsReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–3 /hpfLinked diagnostic testsUrine Epethelial Cell Number
- Urine Fatty CastReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–0 PresentLinked diagnostic testsUrine Fatty Cast Concentration
- Urine Haemoglobin (Hb)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–0.02 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsUrine Haemologlobin (Hb) Concentration
- Urine Hyaline CastsReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–2 /lpfLinked diagnostic testsUrine Hyaline Cast Concentration
- Urine Red Blood Cell CastsReference range exampleAll: 0–0 Not PresentLinked diagnostic testsUrine Red Blood Cell Cast Concentration
- Urine Red Blood CellsReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–2 /hpfLinked diagnostic testsUrine Red Blood Cells Concentration
- Urine White Blood Cell CastsReference range exampleAll: 0–0 Not PresentLinked diagnostic testsUrine White Blood Cell Cast Concentration
- White Blood Cell (WBC)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 4.5–10.5 million/mL; Adult ( > 16y): 3.2–10 million/mLLinked diagnostic testsWhite Blood Cell (WBC) Count
Often decreased
7- Creatinine Clearance RateReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 87–110 ml/minute; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 100–140 ml/minuteLinked diagnostic testsCreatinine Clearance (CrCl)
- Protein, Total (Blood, Serum)Reference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 6–6.7 gm/dL; Child (0 - 16y): 6.1–8.2 gm/dLLinked diagnostic testsProtein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- Thyroxine (Total T4)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 6–12 µg/dL; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 5–12 µg/dLLinked diagnostic testsThyroxine (Total T4) Concentration
- Triiodothyronine (Free T3)Reference range example2.7–4.9 pg/mLLinked diagnostic testsTriiodothyronine (Free T3) Concentration
- Triiodothyronine (Total T3)Reference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 1.1–2.43 ng/mL; Adult ( > 16y): 1–2.1 ng/mLLinked diagnostic testsTriiodothyronine (Total T3) Concentration
- Urine OsmolalityReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 250–950 mOsm/kgLinked diagnostic testsUrine Osmolality
- Urine Specific Gravity (SG)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 1.005–1.03Linked diagnostic testsUrine Specific Gravity (SG)
Introduction / full article
Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis
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