Rapidly Progressive (Crescentic) Glomerulonephritis

Question 1

Unifying feature of a histopathologic finding in RPGN…… ?

Answer 1

crescents in the majority of glomeruli

Question 2

The natural history of most forms of CGN (loss of the renal function) is the …..?

Answer 2

Rapid loss of the renal function

Question 3

The hallmark of CGN is the histopathologic finding of of PSGN

Answer 3

Epithelial crescents involving 50% or more glomeruli