Nephrotic Syndrome Symptoms And Treatment

What is nephrotic syndrome?

Nephrotic syndrome is a phenomenon that can occur with inflammatory kidney filter. Kidney inflammation of the kidney filter filters damaged. The holes are too big and had proteins and blood cells. This useful substances are then excreted into the urine. When lots of protein into the urine, has anyone nephrotic syndrome.

Nephrotic syndrome usually begins in childhood (up to twelve years). Even adults can get it.
Has anyone had the nephrotic syndrome once, it can come back. Thus, it may be a chronic disease.

Signs and symptoms of nephrotic syndrome

How to recognize the nephrotic syndrome in yourself or your child?

1. The body retains moisture. This allows the face, legs and hands are thick. There may also fought in the womb. The medical name for water retention is edema.
2. A sick feeling.
3. Less frequent urination and less urinating.
4. Foamy puddle. That is because the proteins it contains.

Many people with nephrotic syndrome have too much cholesterol in their blood. But you will recognize any of it. Your doctor will check this though.

Treatment for nephrotic syndrome

Some types of nephrotic syndrome self-limiting. But usually require treatment. If the cause of the nephrotic syndrome is a disease, the physician is treating this disease. Nephrotic syndrome itself is treated by alleviating symptoms.

What treatments are available?

1. A low-salt diet. This helps counteract the fluid accumulation.
2. Drugs that lower blood pressure. These drugs help the kidneys excrete less protein. And that is better for the kidneys.
3. Plas Tablets. These also help against the puffiness. If needed, you or your child receive her with a drip.
4. Drugs to reduce the cholesterol.
5. Blood thinners, if additional risk of thrombosis.
6. Prednisone (a corticosteroid). In most children with minimal damage helps prednisone good. Prednisone does have side effects.
7. If the nephrotic syndrome often comes back, it may be necessary to use any other medication. For example, cyclophosphamide or cyclosporin.
8. ACE inhibitors in order to reduce the protein excretion in the urine.
9. Sometimes it is also an infusion of protein (albumin) is needed in order to bring more proteins in the blood.

The kidneys are severely damaged then it can dialysis or kidney transplantation are needed.

Not everyone gets all of these treatments. Anyone with kidney disease must follow a low-sodium diet.
Furthermore, you or your child may need to regularly go to the hospital to have your urine, blood and blood pressure.