List of abbreviation

Abbrev. Meaning

ANA ………… Anti-nuclear anti-body

ANCA …… Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic anti-body
ASB ………….. Asymptomatic Bacteruria
ASOT ………... Anti streptolysin O titre
CFU ……………Colony forming units
CKD …………..Chronic kidney disease
C3 …………….. Complement 3
C4 …………….. Comlement 4
CRI …………… Chronic renal insufficiency
DNA…………… Deoxyribonucleic acid
EDTA…………..European Dialysis and Transplant Association
ESRD …………End stage renal disease
FP …………….. False positive
GBM ………….. Glomerular basement membrane
GFR …………… Glomerular filteration rate
GN ……………. Glomerulonephritis
HIV ………… Human immuno deficiency virus
HPF ………….. High power field
HSP……………..Henoch-schonlein purpura
HTN …………… Hypertention
HUS …………... Haemolytic uremic syndrome
ID …………… Identity or Identification
IgA …………. Immunoglobulin A
IgG …………... Immunoglobulin G
IgM …………... Immunoglobulin M
ISKDC ………. International Study of Kidney Disease in children
PMP ………… Per million population
PSAGN ………. Post streptococcal acute glomerulonephritis

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Abbrev. Meaning

RBCs …………Red blood cells

RRT …………...Renal Replacement Therapy
RTA …………... Renal tubular acidosis
SD…………….. Standard deviation
S.G ……… …. Specific gravity
SLE ………… Systemic lupus erythromatosus
SPSS ……… Statistical package for social science
TGBMD …….. Thin glomerular basement membrane disease
TP …………… True positive
UPCR ……… Urine protein –to- creatinine ratio
US ………….... United states
USRDS …… United states renal data system
UTI…………… Urinary tract infection
VCUG………... Voiding Cystourethrogram
WHO ………… World Health Organization

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