Indications directory

Basic evaluations:        

Blood:

Creatinine, cystatin C, urea, creatinine-clearance, ESR or CRP, small blood count, sodium, potassium, C3, C4, ASL-titer, if necessary PTT, INR

Urine:

Urine status, urine sediment, erythrocyte morphology, sodium, creatinine and protein in the 24-hour urine, urine protein-SDS-electrophoresis

Further tests:

Glomerular basal membrane antibodies (GBM-antibodies), ANA, ENA, ANCA, C3, C4, ASL-titer, haptoglobin, LDH, reticulocytes, indirect bilirubin, direct and indirect Coombs test.

Please also refer to sections “Systemic lupus erythematosus and vasculitides (in case of Wegener’s granulomatosis, polyarteritis nodosa or M. Schönlein-Henoch), kidney insufficiency