What is Nephrotic syndrome?

What is Nephrotic syndrome?

• Nephrotic syndrome: Various kidney glomeruli conditions.
• Nephrotic syndrome: Nephrotic Syndrome: twenty-four hour urine protein > three grams. May be associated with hypoalbuminemia and hypercholesterolemia.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Nephrotic syndrome: a syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of protein in the urine and usually increased blood cholesterol; usually associated with glomerulonephritis or with a complication of various systemic diseases.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Nephrotic syndrome: Introduction

Types of Nephrotic syndrome:

Types of Nephrotic syndrome:

• Childhood nephrotic syndrome
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Broader types of Nephrotic syndrome:

• Kidney conditions
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How serious is Nephrotic syndrome?

Complications of Nephrotic syndrome: see complications of Nephrotic syndrome
Prognosis of Nephrotic syndrome: Nephrotic syndrome may go away once the underlying cause, if known, has been treated. In children, 80 percent of nephrotic syndrome cases are caused by minimal change disease, which can be successfully treated with prednisone. However, in adults most of the time a kidney disease is the underlying cause, and these diseases cannot be cured. (Source: excerpt from Nephrotic Syndrome in Adults: NIDDK)
Average life years lost for Nephrotic syndrome: 13.3 for nephritis/nephrotic syndrome/nephrosis in North Carolina¹.

What causes Nephrotic syndrome?

Causes of Nephrotic syndrome: see causes of Nephrotic syndrome
Causes of Nephrotic syndrome: Nephrotic syndrome can occur with many diseases, including the kidney diseases caused by diabetes mellitus, but some causes are unknown. (Source: excerpt from Nephrotic Syndrome in Adults: NIDDK)

What are the symptoms of Nephrotic syndrome?

Symptoms of Nephrotic syndrome: see symptoms of Nephrotic syndrome

Complications of Nephrotic syndrome: see complications of Nephrotic syndrome

Can anyone else get Nephrotic syndrome?

Inheritance: see inheritance of Nephrotic syndrome

Nephrotic syndrome: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Nephrotic syndrome.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Nephrotic syndrome.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Nephrotic syndrome: see treatments for Nephrotic syndrome
Research for Nephrotic syndrome: see research for Nephrotic syndrome

Society issues for Nephrotic syndrome

Hospitalization statistics for Nephrotic syndrome: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Nephrotic syndrome:

• 0.002% (252) of hospital consultant episodes were for acute nephrotic syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 79% of hospital consultant episodes for acute nephrotic syndrome required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 58% of hospital consultant episodes for acute nephrotic syndrome were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 42% of hospital consultant episodes for acute nephrotic syndrome were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 66% of hospital consultant episodes for acute nephrotic syndrome required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 6.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for acute nephrotic syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Nephrotic syndrome:

Organs and body systems related to Nephrotic syndrome include:

• Kidney

Name and Aliases of Nephrotic syndrome

Main name of condition: Nephrotic syndrome

nephrosis

Nephrotic syndrome, Nephrosis
Source - WordNet 2.1

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Nephrotic syndrome:

• Lipoid nephrosis
• Primary nephrotic syndrome
• Primary NS
• PNS
• Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome
• Idiopathic NS
• INS
• Secondary nephrotic syndrome
• Secondary NS
• Minimal change nephrotic syndrome
• MCNS
• Minimal lesion nephrotic syndrome

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