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  2. Nephrotic syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The prognosis for nephrotic syndrome under treatment is generally good although this depends on the underlying cause, the age of the person and their response to treatment. It is usually good in children, because minimal change disease responds very well to steroids and does not cause chronic kidney failure .

  3. Minimal change disease - Wikipedia

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    Minimal change disease (MCD), also known as lipoid nephrosis or nil disease, among others, is a disease affecting the kidneys which causes nephrotic syndrome. [1] Nephrotic syndrome leads to the loss of significant amounts of protein to the urine (proteinuria), which causes the widespread edema (soft tissue swelling) and impaired kidney function commonly experienced by those affected by the ...

  4. Nephritic syndrome - Wikipedia

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    By contrast, nephrotic syndrome is characterized by proteinuria and a constellation of other symptoms that specifically do not include hematuria. [6] Nephritic syndrome, like nephrotic syndrome, may involve low level of albumin in the blood due to the protein albumin moving from the blood to the urine. [7]

  5. Hypoalbuminemia - Wikipedia

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    In nephrotic syndrome, protein loss can be as great as 3.5 grams over 24 hours, much of which is albumin, itself leading to hypoalbuminemia. [3] In children, nephrotic syndrome is commonly a primary disease process that is largely idiopathic, although more genetic causes are being identified with the cost and accessibility of whole exome ...

  6. Childhood-onset nephrotic syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Childhood-onset nephrotic syndrome is a kidney disorder characterized by severe proteinuria (excess proteins in the urine), hypoalbuminemia (low albumin levels in the blood), and edema (swelling) that affects approximately 2-7 per 100,000 children under 18 years of age annually.

  7. Glomerulonephrosis - Wikipedia

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    Glomerulonephrosis is a non-inflammatory disease of the kidney presenting primarily in the glomerulus (a glomerulopathy) as nephrotic syndrome. The nephron is the functional unit of the kidney and it contains the glomerulus, which acts as a filter for blood to retain proteins and blood lipids. Damage to these filtration units results in ...

  8. Membranous glomerulonephritis - Wikipedia

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    A meta-analysis of four randomized controlled trials comparing treatments of membranous nephropathy showed that regimes comprising chlorambucil or cyclophosphamide, either alone or with steroids, were more effective than symptomatic treatment or treatment with steroids alone in inducing remission of the nephrotic syndrome. [citation needed]

  9. Loop diuretic - Wikipedia

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    Edema - Volume overload associated with liver cirrhosis, heart failure, or nephrotic syndrome [11] Cerebral edema - intravenous furosemide can be combined with mannitol to initiate rapid diuresis. However, the optimum duration of such treatment remains unknown.