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Descriptor
English
:
Nephrotic Syndrome
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Síndrome Nefrótico
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndrome Nefrótica
Tree Number:
C12.777.419.630.643
C13.351.968.419.630.643
Definition
English
:
A condition characterized by severe
PROTEINURIA
, greater than 3.5 g/day in an average adult. The substantial loss of protein in the urine results in complications such as
HYPOPROTEINEMIA
; generalized EDEMA;
HYPERTENSION
; and
HYPERLIPIDEMIAS
. Diseases associated with
nephrotic syndrome
generally cause chronic
kidney
dysfunction.
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
9596
Unique Identifier:
D009404
Occurrence in VHL
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