There are different World Health Organization classifications for lupus nephritis. A kidney biopsy is required to determine which classification and which level of disease activity. Different classifications respond to different treatments. The goals of treatment in lupus, including lupus nephritis, are to reduce the symptoms such as inflammation and to prevent permanent or increased damage. This goal is accomplished through the use of immunosuppressive medications. In addition to prednisone and plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine), chemotherapies and biologics are also used. Since there are different classifications of lupus nephritis, and since the classification may change in an individual over time, and since each patient responds differently to these medications, there is no one answer.
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Acute means extreme. Nephritis means inflammation of the kidney. About half of all lupus patients have nephritis. Lupus nephritis is very serious and should be treated immediately.
The formula for calculating the measure of an acute angle is not specific, as the measurement of an angle is determined by the degree of rotation between two lines. However, in a right triangle, the acute angles can be calculated using the trigonometric functions such as sine, cosine, and tangent.
1 acute angle = 1 acute angle
One acute angle
There are three acute angles in an acute triangle and they add up to 180 degrees.