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A 66-year-old female is found to have a creatinine of 1.8 mg/dL and a 24 hour urine protein of 7.0 g/day.

Questions

1. What systemic disease is this patient most likely to have?
2. In patients with this condition, what physical finding most closely correlates with the pathologic features seen on renal biopsy?
3. What are main pathologic findings seen on renal biopsy in this condition?

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