What is Nephrotic syndrome?
Nephrotic syndrome may occur when the filtering units of the kidneys are damaged. This damage allows protein normally in the plasma to leak into the urine in large amounts, which reduces the amount of protein in your blood. Since the protein in the blood helps keep fluid in the bloodstream, some of this fluid leaks out of the bloodstream into your tissues causing swelling. This swelling may also be noticeable in the legs, after you have been standing and you may also notice this in your eyes when you first get up in the morning. Eventually, the swelling in your legs may be there all the time, and may occur in other parts of your body.
How is nephritic syndrome diagnosed?
A urine test can check for amount of protein, blood and other things to indicate kidney damage. A blood test can indicate how well your kidneys are working. A kidney biopsy may be require.
What causes nephritic syndrome?
Nephrotic syndrome is not a specific kidney disease. It can occur in any kidney disease that damages the filtering units in a certain way that allows them to leak protein into the urine. Some of the diseases that cause nephritic syndrome affect only the kidney. Other diseases such as diabetes and lupus, affect other parts of the body as well.
How is nephritic syndrome treated?
Some of the kidney diseases that cause nephritic syndrome are treatable with medicine. Some may get better on their own, but others get worse and may lead to kidney failure no matter what treatment is used.
Nephrotic syndrome may occur when the filtering units of the kidneys are damaged. This damage allows protein normally in the plasma to leak into the urine in large amounts, which reduces the amount of protein in your blood. Since the protein in the blood helps keep fluid in the bloodstream, some of this fluid leaks out of the bloodstream into your tissues causing swelling. This swelling may also be noticeable in the legs, after you have been standing and you may also notice this in your eyes when you first get up in the morning. Eventually, the swelling in your legs may be there all the time, and may occur in other parts of your body.
How is nephritic syndrome diagnosed?
A urine test can check for amount of protein, blood and other things to indicate kidney damage. A blood test can indicate how well your kidneys are working. A kidney biopsy may be require.
What causes nephritic syndrome?
Nephrotic syndrome is not a specific kidney disease. It can occur in any kidney disease that damages the filtering units in a certain way that allows them to leak protein into the urine. Some of the diseases that cause nephritic syndrome affect only the kidney. Other diseases such as diabetes and lupus, affect other parts of the body as well.
How is nephritic syndrome treated?
Some of the kidney diseases that cause nephritic syndrome are treatable with medicine. Some may get better on their own, but others get worse and may lead to kidney failure no matter what treatment is used.