Table 1.

Lupus nephritis flare vs. preeclampsia.

	Lupus nephritis flare	Preeclampsia
Blood pressure	Normal or High	High
Onset	At any time in gestation	>20 weeks
Proteinuria	Present	Present
Urine Sediment	Active (red and white cells and cellular casts)	No active
Uric acid	Normal	High or rising
Anti-DNA antibodies	Rising	Stable or normal
Complement	Low	Normal
SLE nor renal symptoms	Could be present and rising	Stable