Different Effects and Symptoms of Starvation Mode. Starvation happens when the body is deprived of the essential nutrients it requires for proper function and survival. When the body does not receive these nutrients that come from food and liquids, side effects occur.
Why It Is Done. A kidney biopsy is done to: 1  Find kidney disease when there is blood or protein in the urine or when the kidneys are not working well. 2  Check kidney problems seen on an ultrasound or a CT scan. 3  Watch kidney disease and see if treatment is working.  Find out why a transplanted kidney isn't working well.
Renal biopsy is used to confirm the presence of lupus nephritis; to aid in classification of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) nephritis based on the International Society of Nephrology/Renal Pathology Society (ISN/RPS) classification (see Table 4, below); and to guide therapeutic decisions.