I'm Dr. Joshua Schwimmer, a nephrologist and internal medicine physician in New York City. • Kidney Notes was the first active nephrology blog. (Trivia: Kidney Notes is so old that the National Library of Medicine still uses it as an example of how to formally cite blogs.) • Professionally, you can find me at Kidney.nyc. • Kidney Notes is for educational purposes only, not medical advice. Consult qualified health care professionals. See disclaimer.

Monday, September 12, 2005

On Call 2

An otherwise healthy 30 year old man presents with nausea and fatigue for 2
weeks. He is found to have a BUN of 172, a creatinine of 13, and an albumin
of 4. His urinalysis reveals 3+ protein (quantified at 400 mg per day) and
many RBCs. There is no lower extremity edema. He is nonoliguric.

What is the likeliest diagnosis?

1. HIV associated nephropathy
2. ANCA associated glomerulonephritis
3. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
4. Urinary tract obstruction
5. Minimal change disease

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