Evaluation of Nephrotic Syndrome
| Random spot urine for protein and creatinine |
| Serum albumin, cholesterol, complement |
| Urine protein electrophoresis |
| Rule out SLE, diabetes mellitus |
| Review drug exposure |
| Renal biopsy |
| Consider malignancy (in elderly pt with membranous GN or minimal change disease) |
| Consider renal vein thrombosis (if membranous GN or symptoms of pulmonary embolism are present) |
Abbreviation: GN, glomerulonephritis.