pseudonephritis

American

[soo-doh-nuh-frahy-tis] / ˌsu doʊ nəˈfraɪ tɪs /

noun

Pathology.

a condition, thought to be benign, in which microscopic amounts of blood and protein are present in the urine, occurring commonly among athletes after strenuous exercise.

Etymology

Origin of pseudonephritis

pseudo- + nephritis

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When a second test 48 hours after the first turned out normal, Zarmunsky's doctor diagnosed his condition as "jogger's kidney," or athletic pseudonephritis, a transient problem caused not by disease but by prolonged exercise.

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Why does vigorous and prolonged exrcise cause pseudonephritis?

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The problem, says Johnson, is that many doctors are unaware of the phenomenon and may order up expensive tests instead of the simple follow-up exam that would show the condition to be pseudonephritis.

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