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what is nephrotic syndrome?
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it is a kidney disorder characterized by massive proteinuria, hyperlipidemia, hypoproteinemia, hypoalbuminemia, and edema.
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is there inflammation of the kidneys?
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no, but there is glomerular.
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What is glomerular?
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a compact cluster of capillaries in the nephron of a kidney, functioning to remove certain substances from the blood before it flows into the convoluted tubule.
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nephrotic syndrome can occur is three forms. what are they?
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(1)idiopathic (2)primary or secondary (occuringas a result of glomerular damage caused by a known etiology (3)congenitally acquired
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what is the primary objective of therapeutic management?
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it is to reduce the excretion of urinary protein and maintain protein-free urine.
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how does proteinuria result in this disorder?
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it results from glomerular damage that provides the glamorous permeable to protein, therefore causing proteinuria.
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since protein is being transmitted out of the blood, what occurs and how?
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hypoproteinemia due to decreasing colloidal osmotic pressure in the capillaries.
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when there is a decreasing colloidal osmotic pressure, what occurs?
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edema due to an increase in hydrostatic pressure within the capillaries causing fluid leak into the interstitial spaces (kidneys retain Na and H2O.
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