Educational case: a patient with proteinuria

Christopher N Kassam; Vivian W M Yiu; Meryl H Griffiths; William G Petchey

doi:10.1093/omcr/omz148

Educational case: a patient with proteinuria

Oxf Med Case Reports. 2020 Jun 13;2020(6):omz148. doi: 10.1093/omcr/omz148. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Authors

Christopher N Kassam¹, Vivian W M Yiu^{1

2}, Meryl H Griffiths³, William G Petchey^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Renal Medicine, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
² Department of Nephrology, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Bury St Edmunds, UK.
³ Department of Pathology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.

Abstract

This is an educational case suitable for all readers, but aimed particularly at trainees preparing for MRCP. Using the example of a patient presenting to clinic with proteinuria, aspects of differential diagnosis, pathology and management are explored.

Keywords: nephrology; obesity; proteinuria; renal medicine.

Publication types

Case Reports