Kidney biopsy is useful to diagnosis lupus nephritis and to determine the degree of inflammation and fibrosis. In some situations, in lupus patients, it is useful to distinguish whether deteriorating kidney function is due to lupus or another cause (e.g. medication).
Note: Each of these documents is described in greater detail in the âCommon Benefit Identification Cardâ section of the MEVS Provider Manual. There is a separate MEVS Provider Manual that is available to MMIS enrolled providers. This manual can be accessed/downloaded at the eMedNY website: emedny.org (click on Manuals).
In general, an adapter card, or in other terms, a controller card, is a card that is connected to the computer, either by way of PCI/PCI-E (wifi card, expanded usb cards) or depending on what you are looking at, it could connect via USB, and all it really is is printed circuitry that allows computers the use of new hardware.