Open Access 01-10-2017 | Clinical Quiz
Diabetes and nephrotic syndrome: Answers
Published in: Pediatric Nephrology | Issue 10/2017
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In principle, when a patient has multiple signs, symptoms or laboratory abnormalities they can be explained in one of four ways:
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All the problems may be features of a single disease.
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Some of the problems may be complications or side effects of treatment given for one or more problems or diseases.
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One or more problems may be a complication of another condition.
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The patient may have multiple, unrelated diseases.