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* [[Renal]] biopsies:<ref name="pmid22977215">{{cite journal |vauthors=Giannico G, Fogo AB |title=Lupus nephritis: is the kidney biopsy currently necessary in the management of lupus nephritis? |journal=Clin J Am Soc Nephrol |volume=8 |issue=1 |pages=138–45 |year=2013 |pmid=22977215 |doi=10.2215/CJN.03400412 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid24969191">{{cite journal |vauthors=Singh A, Ghosh R, Kaur P, Golay V, Pandey R, Roychowdhury A |title=Protocol renal biopsy in patients with lupus nephritis: a single center experience |journal=Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl |volume=25 |issue=4 |pages=801–7 |year=2014 |pmid=24969191 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
** Determining the degree of renal involvement | |||
** Delineating treatment decisions and prognosis in certain clinical scenarios | |||
** Assess activity and damage (i.e., chronicity) | |||
** Helping with classification | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
There are no other diagnostic studies associated with [disease name].
OR
[Diagnostic study] may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
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Other diagnostic studies for [disease name] include [diagnostic study 1], which demonstrates [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3], and [diagnostic study 2], which demonstrates [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
Other Diagnostic Studies
Biopsy
- Renal biopsies:[1][2]
- Determining the degree of renal involvement
- Delineating treatment decisions and prognosis in certain clinical scenarios
- Assess activity and damage (i.e., chronicity)
- Helping with classification
References
- ↑ Giannico G, Fogo AB (2013). "Lupus nephritis: is the kidney biopsy currently necessary in the management of lupus nephritis?". Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 8 (1): 138–45. doi:10.2215/CJN.03400412. PMID 22977215.
- ↑ Singh A, Ghosh R, Kaur P, Golay V, Pandey R, Roychowdhury A (2014). "Protocol renal biopsy in patients with lupus nephritis: a single center experience". Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 25 (4): 801–7. PMID 24969191.