Glomerular
Nephrotic vs nephritic — syndrome card
Bedside classifier; suggests differential and next steps.
Required inputs
- Proteinuria (g/g or g/day)
- Dysmorphic RBC / RBC casts on urine
- Serum albumin (g/dL)
- Significant peripheral oedema
- New / worsening HTN
- AKI / acute eGFR drop
Equation or source
KDIGO 2021 glomerular diseases guideline suite.
Provenance and release status
- Equation / algorithm
- Bedside classifier; suggests differential and next steps.
- Formula version
- glom-syndrome-v1
- Tool version
- 2.4.0
- Clinical risk class
- C. HIGH-RISK CLINICAL CALCULATOR
- Release status
- Temporarily unavailable
- Source status
- Direct primary or authoritative source identifier resolved
- Clinical review status
- Clinical verification incomplete; active calculation unavailable
- Clinical review date
- Clinical review date not yet documented
Assumptions
- Entered values and units are accurate and apply to the population described by the cited source.
- The published equation or rule is being used without a patient-specific clinical adjustment.
Important limitations
- The result is a calculated estimate, not a prescription, treatment order, or diagnosis.
- Local protocols, the full clinical context, and the primary source must be checked before use.