Nephrotic syndrome
Disease information
Nephrotic syndrome
Nefrótico
syndrome
.
A
form of
chronic
affection of the
kidney
that can begin in the
childhood
. The nefrótico
syndrome
is characterized by the loss of proteins in tinkles it, inflammations of the skin and organs, and low
protein
and stop
cholesterol
in the blood.
The
ovarian
cysts usually are not cancerous.
Children
of any age and adults. He affects more to boys than to girls.
To call to the
doctor
if.
It
has
nefritis
symptoms.
It happens the following thing during the treatment:
Strong
headaches
.
Convulsions.
Extreme fatigue.
Symptoms of
infection
like pupas, cough or quemazón when tinkling.
Impossibility to pass
a
quarter of tinkles in 24 hours.
Increase of the retention of liquids.
Vomits, diarrea, nauseas.
Prognosis.
The nefrótico
syndrome
cannot be cured nor be come up. Nevertheless, medication and diet can control the swelling and, in many
children
, correct the abnormalitys of the kidneys.
Although the symptoms usually disappear in 2 weeks with treatment, is due to prolong the medication of 6 to 8 weeks. The
syndrome
nefróticose can take
a
short cut with treatment,
but
the relapses are frequent and the treatment will be due to repeat. If it appears
a
renal
failure
, the dialysis or the transplant of
kidney
can extend the life.
Complications.
Renal affection similar to the
chronic
glomerulonefritis.
Renal failure
.
Increase of the susceptibility in
infections
.
Prevention.
Visit its
doctor
if it
has
anyone
of the described causes, specially
infections
of throat or skin.
Medical treatment.
Diagnosis and treatment.
Sanitary precautions.
Perforation of the cyst or retorcimiento of the stem of the cyst.
This demands immediate surgery.
Urinary
obstruction.
Increase of the risk of ovary
cancer
.
I diagnose.
Observation of the symptoms.
File and physical examination by
a
doctor
.
Tests, like urinálisis and analysis of blood for proteins and
cholesterol
.
Biopsy of the
kidney
.
General measures.
During the acute phase:
Write down its temperature tomorrow and late.
Gather his it tinkles every 24 hours and it writes down the amounts.
Also write down all the ingested liquids. The
doctor
will command to analyze samples of tinkles it.
Medication.
His
doctor
can prescribe to him:
Cortisone or inmunosupresora medication to reduce the inflammation of the
kidney
.
Diuréticos, to reduce the retention of liquids.
Antibiotics to control the
infection
.
Activity
.
Keep bed (it goes only to the bathroom) until edema (retention of liquids) improves.
When the inflammation is reduced,
a
moderate
activity
practices, to where their forces allow him.
Diet.
Without salt.
Avoid the prepared foods that contain salt.
Take more proteins from the
normal
thing, like fish, meat, eggs and cheeses with little salt.
Ask its
doctor
if it must reduce the ingestion of liquids.
With this
disease
it is advised to follow the following diets:
Hyperprotein and hiposódica diet.
Factors of risk.
Familiar file of nefrótico
syndrome
(only the
primary
form)
What follows can reactivate some infantile cases:
Pregnancy
.
Exhibition to chemical toxins.
Congestivo
cardiac
failure
.
Linfoma.
Signs and symptoms.
Familiar file of nefrótico
syndrome
(only the
primary
form)
What follows can reactivate some infantile cases:
Pregnancy
.
Exhibition to chemical toxins.
Congestivo
cardiac
failure
.
Linfoma.
Causes.
Strangers.
They can be
primary
(not known) or result of complications by other
problems
that affect the renal
function
, like
diabetes
, sistémico erythematous lupus, glomerulonefritis, affections autoinmunes,
disease
of the serum and
a
number of serious
allergic
affections; clots in the
kidney
,
infections
, specially of the skin,
congenital
diseases
cardiac
, or certain medications.
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