A patient exhibits symptoms including hematuria with red blood cell casts and proteinuria exceeding 3 to 5 g/day, with albumin as the major protein. What diagnostic test or treatment regime does the healthcare professional educate the patient on?
A)Intravenous pyelogram
B)Oral antibiotics
C)Renal biopsy
D)Cyclophosphamide

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The data suggest the patient has glomerulonephritis. Two major changes distinctive of more severe glomerulonephritis are (1) hematuria with red blood cell casts and (2) proteinuria exceeding 3 to 5 g/day with albumin as the major protein. There are several types of this disorder and treatment is specific to individual types. The patient needs a renal biopsy to determine appropriate treatment. A pyelogram would help identify kidney stones. Oral antibiotics would be used if there is an infection. Cyclophosphamide can be used in glomerulonephritis that is unresponsive to corticosteroids.

A Patient Exhibits Symptoms Including Hematuria with Red Blood Cell