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Complement mediated glomerular disorders
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Brief overview describing the two entities, their similarities and differences here.
Synopsis
Synopsis
| Glomerular disorder | Diagnosis | Management | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory Findings | Physical Examination | ||||||||||||
| C3 | C4 | Proteinuria | Hematuria | Edema | Physical Finding 2 | Physical Finding 3 | Physical Finding 4 | Corticosteroids | IV Fluids | Tx 3 | Tx 4 | Tx 5 | |
| C3 glomerulopathy | ↓ |  ↑ | ++ | ✘ | ✔ | ||||||||
| C4 glomerulopathy |  ↑ |  ↑ | ✘ | ✔ | |||||||||
Differential Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis
| Glomerular disorder | Laboratory Findings | Physical Examination | Other Findings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3 | C4 | Proteinuria | Hematuria | Edema | Physical Finding 2 | Physical Finding 3 | Physical Finding 4 | ||
| C3 glomerulopathy | ↓ |  ↑ | ++ | ✘ | |||||
| C4 glomerulopathy |  ↑ |  ↑ | ✘ | ||||||
| Differential Diagnosis 3 | |||||||||
| Differential Diagnosis 4 | |||||||||
| Differential Diagnosis 5 | |||||||||
References
References
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Ali Poyan Mehr, M.D. [2]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Olufunmilola Olubukola M.D.[3]
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