title: An update on glomerular disease in the elderly.
abstract: Examination of urinary sediment for dysmorphic erythrocytes as a diagnostic tool in glomerular disease is important. The atypical clinical features of acute and chronic glomerular disease in the elderly should be remembered. The common causes of nephrotic syndrome need to be remembered in patients with edema and marked proteinuria. The predilection of the elderly to develop rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis needs to be appreciated. The development of glomerular disease caused by an underlying neoplastic process also needs to be remembered. Effective treatment regimens are available to ameliorate the adverse consequences of acute, progressive, and chronic glomerular disease in the geriatric population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, The David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Laguna Niguel, Los Angeles, CA 92677, USA. glassock@cox.net
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Glassock
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D015897:Comorbidity; D019468:Disease Management; D018450:Disease Progression; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D062072:Patient Acuity; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D016482:Urinalysis / Q000379:methods
keywords: Glomerulonephritis; Immunosuppressive therapy; Nephrotic syndrome; Primary glomerular disease; Secondary glomerular disease