A 30-year-old male is demonstrating hematuria with red blood cell casts and proteinuria exceeding 3 to 5 g/day,with albumin being the major protein.The most probable diagnosis the nurse will see documented on the chart is:

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Two major symptoms distinctive of more severe glomerulonephritis are: (1)hematuria with red blood cell casts and (2)proteinuria exceeding 3 to 5 g/day with albumin (macroalbuminuria)as the major protein.
Cystitis is not a symptom of glomerulonephritis.
Chronic pyelonephritis is manifested by dysuria,not proteinuria.
Proteinuria is not seen with renal calculi.

A 30-Year-Old Male Is Demonstrating Hematuria with Red Blood Cell