Abstract | OBJECTIVE: Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) is one of a group of glomerulonephritides that often begins in childhood and progresses to renal failure. The purpose of this paper is to describe the initial results of a patient-driven database on individuals with MPGN. SAMPLE/SETTING: Patients with MPGN Types I, II, and III and their family members were recruited to this survey study. DESIGN: A population survey design was used. METHODS: A survey was developed for this study that obtained information from the individual with MPGN or a guardian on: patient information, family/patient health history, history of PGN, medications, course of MPGN, history of dialysis, and history of transplant. Surveys were completed either on-line or in paper format. RESULTS: Fifty-nine individuals who are primarily white (80%) and female (61%) with MPGN Type II (52%) participated in this study. The average age of onset of MPGN in this sample was 12 years. Ten (71%) of the total 14 patients with onset of less than 10y ears of age were female. Among these 10 female, 8 (80%) were diagnosed with MPGN II and developed end stage renal disease. CONCLUSION: Health screenings for blood pressure, urinary dipstick for both proteinuria and hematuria play important roles in early detection for MPGN. Nurses must provide emotional and information support to this population.
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Authors | Der-Fa Lu, Ann Marie McCarthy, Lynne D Lanning, Connie Delaney, Craig Porter |
Journal | Nephrology nursing journal : journal of the American Nephrology Nurses' Association
(Nephrol Nurs J)
Vol. 34
Issue 3
Pg. 295-302; quiz 303
( 2007)
ISSN: 1526-744X [Print] United States |
PMID | 17644874
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Age of Onset
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Databases, Factual
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative
(diagnosis, epidemiology, physiopathology, therapy)
- Humans
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
(epidemiology)
- Kidney Transplantation
- Male
- Renal Dialysis
- United States
(epidemiology)
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