Glomerulonephritis laboratory findings

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Laboratory Findings

Urinalysis and other urine tests include:

• Creatinine clearance
• Examination of the urine under a microscope
• Urine for total protein
• Uric acid in the urine
• Urine concentration test
• Urine creatinine
• Urine protein
• Urine RBC
• Urine specific gravity
• Urine osmolality

This disease may also cause abnormal results on the following blood tests:

• Albumin
• Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody test
• Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs)
• Anti-nuclear antibodies
• BUN and creatinine
• Complement levels