A kidney disorder that results in urine with too much protein.
Causes:
Causes of Nephrotic Syndrome include, but are not limited to the following:
- Minimal Change Disease
- Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
- Membranous Nephropathy
- Diabetic Kidney Disease
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosis
- Amyloidosis
- Blood Clot in a Kidney Vein
- Heart Failure
Signs and Symptoms:
The signs and symptoms of Nephrotic Syndrome include, but are not limited toweling around the eyes, ankles, or feet, foamy urine, and/or weight gain.
Diagnosis:
The only ways to diagnose Nephrotic Syndrome are urine tsetse, blood tests, and Kidney Biopsies.
General Pathophysiology:
Nephrotic syndrome is usually caused by damage to the clusters of small blood vessels in your kidneys that filter waste and excess water from your blood.