Nephrotic Sentence Examples

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  • Nephrotic level proteinuria usually requires renal biopsy to establish the cause, unless this is immediately evident.

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  • In some cases the protein leak may be large enough to cause nephrotic syndrome.

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  • Renal vein thrombosis is more common in patients with nephrotic syndrome, although studies have shown high variability among these patients, with rates of 5 to 62 percent reported.

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  • Nephrotic syndrome is marked by abnormally low levels of albumin (hypoalbuminemia), abnormally high levels of cholesterol in the blood (hypercholesterolemia), and fluid retention (edema).

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  • Minimal change disease is a form of nephrotic syndrome seen in children, characterized by swelling and weight (from fluid retention), foamy urine, and loss of appetite.

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  • If nephrotic syndrome is present, the urine test may indicate an abnormally large quantity of protein, and the blood test may show abnormally high levels of cholesterol.

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