Clinical Significance
Measuring the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a diagnostic test of kidney function.
I decreased GFR may be a sign of renal failure.
I number of diseases can result in various problems within the glomerulus. Examples include acute proliferative (endocapillary) glomerulonephritis, mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis, mesangiocapillary (membranoproliferative) glomerulonephritis, acute crescentic glomerulonephritis, focal segmental glomerulonephritis, and diabetic glomerulosclerosis.
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