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Nephrotic Syndrome

Nephrotic syndrome is a renal disorder characterized by a group of clinical features resulting from increased glomerular permeability to plasma proteins, primarily albumin. Key laboratory findings include hematuria, oliguria, elevated BUN, and creatinine levels.

Nephrotic Syndrome

Nephrotic Syndrome (NS)

Conditions that may lead to NS

Systemic disease can also lead to NS
Diabetes mellitus, SLE, amyloidosis, malignant neoplasms, infections, renal response to nephrotoxic agents (drugs, poisons)
Minimal change disease, membranous glomerulonephritis, focal segmented glomerulosclerosis, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (90% of cases in children; 75% of cases in adults

Lab findings

Oliguria
Hematuria
Creatinine increased
BUN increased

Possible causes

Systemic lupus erythmatosus
Glomerulosclerosis
Kidney disease
Diabetes mellitus

AG and NS differences

See Proteins: Module 3, Slide 14

Renal disease classification

Group of clinical features that occur simultaneously representing increased permeability of the glomeruli to the passage of plasma proteins (albumin)
Pathologic
Glomerular disease

Most common symptoms/relevant clinical history

Weight gain, fatigue
Foamy urine
Edema (pitting)
Lipiduria
Hyperlipidemia
Hypoproteinemia
Heavy/severe proteinuria (greater than or equal to 3 g/day)

Main topic

Diagnostic lab tests

Microscopic
RBC RTE OFB Free fat droplets Casts all types (particularly, fatty, waxy, RTE)
Chemical
Blood: Small Protein: Severe (>2000 mg/dL) (>3.5 g per 24hrs)
Physical
Color: Yellow Clarity: hazy (possibly cloudy)