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Loss of appetite
Not urinating much
Blood in urine
Unexplained weight gain
Fatigued
Stomach was uncomfortable, then had a fever
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What is Acute Glomerulonephritis?
A type of kidney inflammation that causes an abnormal loss of blood or protein in the urine. It can be caused by infection (bacterial or viral) or other illnesses like lupus, Goodpasture's syndrome, Wegener's disease, and polyarteritis nodosa.
Typical Symptoms of Acute Glomerulonephritis
- Having difficulty urinating or producing less urine
- Blood in stool
- Blood in urine
- Double vision
- Swelling of the arms or hands
- Unintentional weight gain of more than 4.4lbs/2kg in a month
- Swelling leaves a dent when pressed for at least 15 seconds
- Fever that started after cold or stomach symptoms
Diagnostic Questions for Acute Glomerulonephritis
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
- Have you been experiencing difficulty urinating or producing less urine?
- Have you noticed any blood in your stool?
- Do you have blood in your urine?
- Are you experiencing double vision?
- Are your hands or arms swollen?
Treatment of Acute Glomerulonephritis
This condition sometimes improves on its own. The doctor may prescribe antibiotics to treat any related bacterial infection or immune-suppressing drugs to control inflammation. In severe cases, hospitalization or dialysis may be temporarily needed while the kidney recovers.
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Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (Family Medicine)
Dr.Patel serves as Center Medical Director and a Primary Care Physician at Oak Street Health in Arizona. She graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine prior to working in clinical research focused on preventive medicine at the University of Illinois and the University of Nevada. Dr. Patel earned her MSc in Global Health from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. She went on to complete her Family Medicine residency in Chicago at Norwegian American Hospital before completing a fellowship in Leadership in Value-based Care in conjunction with the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, where she earned her MBA. Dr. Patel’s interests include health tech and teaching medical students and she currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Arizona School of Medicine.
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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