Nephrotic syndrome Flashcards
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Patho 5
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Disorder causes body to pass too much protein in urine
unknown, could be related to disregulation of IS
Damage to vessels in kidney
Result - UT issues, swelling feet and ankles and other health related issues
causes inc protein conc in urea
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Risk factors and symptoms 4
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KDI - Minimal change syndrome
diabetes mellitus, amyloids can deposit proteins disrupting kidneys
NSIADs causes glomerulus damage to K
FH, lifestyle choices poor = high bp
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Diagnosis 3
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Urine tests can measure P abnormalities
BT - levels of protein albumin and LL of P
kidney biopsy - collect small sample for testing
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