Nephrotic syndrome

Nephrotic syndrome (NS), referred to as kidney syndrome, refers to a group of glomerular lesions caused by a variety of etiologies, mainly including increased glomerular basement membrane permeability and decreased glomerular filtration rate. Syndrome. There are four major clinical features: ① a large amount of proteinuria, exceeding 3.5g / d, may have lipiduria; ② hypoalbuminemia, serum albumin less than 30g / L; ③ hyperlipidemia; ④ edema. According to different etiology and pathology, the characteristics are divided into three categories: primary nephrotic syndrome, congenital nephrotic syndrome, and secondary nephrotic syndrome.

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