title: Diagnostic pathways for exclusion and diagnosis of kidney diseases.
abstract: In 2006, the German Society for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine together with the Society of Nephrology founded a working group with the aim to develop diagnostic pathways for the detection and differentiation of renal diseases. Based on existing recommendations, these pathways may be structured to be a basis for implementation into hospital and laboratory information systems. The present paper describes the contents of these pathways regarding glomerular filtration rate, hematuria, leukocyturia and proteinuria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Chemistry, Community Hospital Munich GmbH, Munich, Germany. walter.hofmann@klinikum-muenchen.de
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hofmann
authors.forename: Jochen H H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ehrich
authors.forename: Walter G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Guder
authors.forename: Frieder
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: Jürgen E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Scherberich
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002984:Clinical Laboratory Information Systems; D003663:Decision Trees; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003950:Diagnostic Techniques, Urological; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006417:Hematuria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000652:urine; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014556:Urine / Q000166:cytology; D055815:Young Adult