Kidney Biopsy

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical procedure
gptkbp:analyzes Pathologist
gptkbp:contraindication Uncontrolled hypertension
Bleeding disorders
Solitary kidney (relative)
gptkbp:diagnosedBy gptkb:Alport_syndrome
gptkb:C3_glomerulopathy
gptkb:Fabry_disease
gptkb:Glomerulonephritis
gptkb:IgA_nephropathy
Vasculitis
Amyloidosis
Diabetic nephropathy
Transplant rejection
Acute interstitial nephritis
Acute tubular necrosis
Anti-GBM disease
Chronic pyelonephritis
Collagenofibrotic glomerulopathy
Crescentic glomerulonephritis
Dense deposit disease
Fibrillary glomerulonephritis
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Hereditary nephritis
Interstitial nephritis
Light chain deposition disease
Lipoid nephrosis
Lupus nephritis
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
Membranous nephropathy
Minimal change disease
Myeloma kidney
Post-infectious glomerulonephritis
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
Renal amyloidosis
Renal cell carcinoma (rarely)
Renal lymphoma
Renal sarcoidosis
Scleroderma renal crisis
Thrombotic microangiopathy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kidney Biopsy
gptkbp:method Open surgical biopsy
Percutaneous biopsy
Transjugular biopsy
gptkbp:performedBy Nephrologist
Interventional radiologist
gptkbp:requires Local anesthesia
Ultrasound guidance
gptkbp:riskFactor gptkb:Pain
Bleeding
Infection
Arteriovenous fistula
Damage to kidney
gptkbp:type Renal tissue
gptkbp:usedFor Assessment of kidney transplant
Diagnosis of kidney disease
Evaluation of hematuria
Evaluation of proteinuria
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nephrology_Department
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7