Glomerulonephritis

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Kidney anatomy

Glomerulonephritis

Symptoms:

Blood in the urine (dark, rust-colored, or brown urine)
Foamy urine

Chronic renal failure symptoms that gradually developmay include the following:

Unintentional weight loss
Nausea, vomiting
General ill feeling (malaise)
Fatigue
Headache
Frequent hiccups
Generalized itching
Decreased urine output
Need to urinate at night
Easy bruising or bleeding
Decreased alertness
Muscle twitching
Muscle cramps
Seizures
Increased skin pigmentation (hyperpigmentation) -- skin may appear yellow or brown
Decreased sensation in the hands, feet, or other areas

Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease:

Signs and tests:

High blood pressure may be present along with abnormal urinalysis Laboratory tests may reveal anemia or indicate reduced kidney functioning, including azotemia (accumulation of nitrogenous wastes such as creatinine and urea). Later, signs of chronic renal failure may be apparent, including edema (swelling), polyneuropathy, and signs of fluid overload including abnormal heart and lung sounds.

A urinalysis may show blood, casts protein, or some other abnormality.
Findings on kidney or abdominal ultrasound kidney or abdominal CT scan,or IVP are non-specific.
A chest x-ray may show fluid overload.
A kidney biopsy may show one of the forms of chronic glomerulonephritis or non specific scarring of the glomeruli.

This disease may also alter the results of the following tests: