Evaluation of hematuria and proteinuria: How should a pediatrician proceed?

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 140-144

  Quigley, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Glomerulonephritis; Orthostatic proteinuria; Renal biopsy

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; IBUPROFEN; IRON SORBITEX; NITROFURANTOIN; PHENAZOPYRIDINE; PHENOLPHTHALEIN;

CHILD CARE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; REVIEW; URINALYSIS;

BIOPSY; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROGNOSIS; PROTEINURIA;

EID: 40549146194     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e3282f55f6c     Document Type: Review

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