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DIC (disseminated intravascular coagulation)

HUS (Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome)

Drug-induced TMA (Thrombotic Microangiopathy)

TTP (Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura)

It is now more common in patients older than 60 with debilitating conditions.

Use of appropriate antibiotics for treatment of pharyngitis or impetigo do not prevent poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis.

Prognosis is excellent for older adults but less so for children.

The deposition of immune complexes of antibodies to streptococcal M protein is the pathophysiologic basis for poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis.

For the treatment of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome, prednisone should not be used for more than one month.

Renal biopsy is not routinely indicated.

Ultrasonography is an appropriate non-invasive screening test for anatomic abnormalities in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Orthostatic proteinuria is the most common cause of proteinuria in children.