In the medical word or as a medical student you would have come across the world nephrotic syndrome and you may have been wondering the meaning of such word here we will be talking about the definition, pathophysiology, causes and treatment of nephrotic syndrome.



Definition; this is a syndrome caused by a derangement in glomerular capillary walls that result in increased permeability to plasma proteins and its characterised by the following

Massive proteinuria - with a daily loss of 3.5 or more
Hypoalbumineria
Generalised oedema
Hyperlipidaemia
Lipiduria




PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

The glomerular capillary walls with its endothelium, glomerular basement, viseral epithelial cells acts asa size and charge barrier through which the plasma filtrate passes...............


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