Steroid use in post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis
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Report By: Melanie Thompson - Paediatrician
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Search checked by SMACC workshop group - Multiple
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Institution: Western Australia Country Health Service
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Date Submitted: 18th March 2014
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Last Modified: 18th March 2014
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Status:
Red (incomplete)
Three Part Question
In [children <18 with first presentation post streptococcal glomerulonephritis, without known pre-exisiting renal disease] does the [use of steroids within one week of symptom onset] reduce [a) the time to normalisation of creatinine or b) length of hospital stay]?
