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Glomerulonephritis, How severe is glomerulonephritis? Glomerulonephritis can vary in severity. It can be acute. That is, it can come on suddenly and last for a s...
Acute Nephritis (Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment), These include nephrotic and nephritic syndrome. Glomerulonephritis accounts for about 10% of cases of acute kidney injury ...
Glomerulonephritis (Histological Patterns, Investigations, and Management), Crescentic glomerulonephritis [ 14 ] This may occur as part of the evolution of certain forms of primary ...
Broad brown granular casts are found in ischaemic or toxic acute tubular necrosis. Red cell casts are usually observed in acute glomerulonephritis. The urine in acute interstitial...
Acute Kidney Injury, Abrupt anuria suggests an acute obstruction, acute and severe glomerulonephritis, or acute renal artery occlusion. Gradual diminuti...
Acute on Chronic Kidney Disease, Progression of underlying diseases - eg, relapse of glomerulonephritis . Development of accelerated-phase hypertension. Pregnancy: at the end ...
Goodpasture's syndrome is the co-existence of acute glomerulonephritis and pulmonary alveolar haemorrhage, of which Goodpasture's syndrome is one cause. [ 1 ] Goodpasture's s...
For example, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis, fibrillary glomerulosclerosis, diffuse mesangial sclerosis, IgM mesangial nephropat...
Non-suppurative complications of streptococcal skin infections include scarlet fever and acute glomerulonephritis . Antibiotics do not appear to reduce the rate of post-streptococcal glome...
Hives (Acute Urticaria), The rash may be acute (if it comes on suddenly and does not last for long) or chronic (if the rash has lasted for six weeks or more).
Acute Diarrhoea in Children, Diarrhoea can be of sudden onset and lasting for less than two weeks (acute) or persistent (chronic). This leaflet deals with infectious diarrhoea, whic...
Acute Coronary Syndrome, What is acute coronary syndrome? The term 'acute coronary syndrome' (ACS) covers a range of disorders, including a heart attack (myocardi...
Acute Prostatitis, Treatment includes a four-week course of antibiotic medication. Acute prostatitis symptoms In acute prostatitis, symptoms develop quickly - typi...
Acute Pancreatitis, (In chronic pancreatitis, the inflammation is persistent - it tends to cause less intense symptoms than acute pancreatitis but has longer lasting symptoms). Ho...
Acute Kidney Injury, The earlier acute kidney injury is picked up, and the more carefully you are monitored, the better the chance of your kidneys recovering. Acute kidney injury ...
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL), What is acute lymphoblastic leukaemia? Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is a condition where the bone marrow makes large numbers o...
Acute Bronchitis, This leaflet just deals with acute bronchitis. See the separate leaflets called Acute Sinusitis , Tonsillitis , Sore Throat , Laryngitis , Pleurisy , ...
Acute Stress Reaction, What is an acute stress reaction? An acute stress reaction occurs when a person experiences certain symptoms after a particularly stressful event.
Acute Sinusitis, However, acute severe sinusitis is uncommon. Most people only ever have one or two bouts of acute sinusitis in their lives.
See also the separate Acute Nephritis , Interstitial Nephritides and Nephrotoxins and Glomerulonephritis articles. , Nephrotic syndrome Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibito...