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Analgesic nephropathy laboratory findings
Introduction
Overview
Overview
The laboratory tests and findings in analgesic nephropathy may include: urinary examination (sterile pyuria, hematuria, proteinuria and bacteriuria) and blood tests (anemia and renal failure).
Laboratory Findings
Laboratory Findings
The laboratory tests and findings in analgesic nephropathy may include:[1][2][3]
Urinary examination
- Sterile pyuria
- Microscopic hematuria
- Significant proteinuria (greater than 0.3 gr daily)
- Bacteriuria
- Tubular epithelial celluria
Blood tests
- Complete metabolic profile
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- Acidosis
- Varying degrees of renal failure
References
References
- ā Nanra RS (1980). “Clinical and pathological aspects of analgesic nephropathy”. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 10 Suppl 2: 359Sā368S. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2125.1980.tb01824.x. PMCĀ 1430193. PMIDĀ 7002190.
- ā Nanra RS, Stuart-Taylor J, de Leon AH, White KH (1978). “Analgesic nephropathy: etiology, clinical syndrome, and clinicopathologic correlations in Australia”. Kidney Int. 13 (1): 79ā92. doi:10.1038/ki.1978.11. PMIDĀ 362034.
- ā “StatPearls”. 2020. PMIDĀ 31082145.
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