Health Dictionary
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Chronic renal failure other diagnostic studies
Introduction
Other Diagnostic Studies
Other Diagnostic Studies
Biopsy
- Indications for Biopsy
- Isolated glomerular hematuria with proteinuria
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Acute nephritic syndrome
- Unexplained acute or subacute renal failure
- Contraindications
- Uncorrectable bleeding disorder
- Small kidneys indicative of chronic, irreversibile disease (<7-8 cm length)
- Severe hypertension not controllable with medications
- Multiple, bilateral cysts or a renal tumor
- Hydronephrosis
- Active renal or perirenal infection
- Solitary native kidney (relative contraindication)
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aarti Narayan, M.B.B.S [2]