A patient with glomerulonephritis shows increasing BUN, creatinine, oliguria and crescent formation on biopsy. What term best describes this scenario?
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Correct answer: Serum cholesterol of 320 mg/dL
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis is characterized by rapid loss of renal function, crescent formation and oliguria.
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