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 1) What is nephrotic syndrome?

Nephrotic syndrome is a kidney disorder that causes your body to pass too much protein in your urine. 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.

2) What is the most common of nephrotic syndrome in child?

Congenital nephrotic syndrome is usually caused by an inherited faulty gene. For the condition to be passed on to a child, both parents must have a healthy copy of the gene and a faulty one.

3) What is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults?

Primary causes of nephrotic syndrome are diseases that affect only the kidneys. The most common primary cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults is a disease called focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS).

4) What is the first indication of nephrotic syndrome in children?

You may see swelling around your child's eyes in the morning. Often, that's the first sign. As time passes, the swelling may last all day, and you may see swelling in your child's ankles, feet or belly.

5) Is childhood nephrotic syndrome hereditary?

Congenital nephrotic syndrome is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder. This means that each parent must pass on a copy of the defective gene in order for the child to have the disease.

6) Can you live a normal life with nephrotic syndrome?

Although nephrotic syndrome can be a serious condition most people respond well to treatment and can live essentially a normal life particular if the condition goes into remission. Depending on the cause patients may respond to treatment within a few days but may take several weeks or even months.

7) What is diabetic nephropathy?

Diabetic nephropathy is a serious kidney-related complication of type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. It is also called diabetic kidney disease. About 25% of people with diabetes eventually develop kidney disease.

8) Can diabetic nephropathy be cured?

There is no cure for diabetic nephropathy, but treatments can delay or stop the progression of the disease. Treatments consist of keeping blood sugar levels under control and blood pressure levels within their target range through medications and lifestyle changes.

9) How long does diabetes take to damage kidneys?

Almost all patients with Type I diabetes develop some evidence of functional change in the kidneys within two to five years of the diagnosis. About 30 to 40 percent progress to more serious kidney disease, usually within about 10 to 30 years.

10) What are monoclonal gammopathies?

Monoclonal gammopathies are conditions in which abnormal proteins are found in the blood. These proteins grow from a small number of plasma cells in the bone marrow. Plasma cells are a type of white blood cell. Their main job is to fight off infection.

11) What is multiple myeloma?

Multiple myeloma is a cancer that forms in a type of white blood cell called a plasma cell. Healthy plasma cells help you fight infections by making antibodies that recognize and attack germs. In multiple myeloma, cancerous plasma cells accumulate in the bone marrow and crowd out healthy blood cells. 

12) How do you get multiple myeloma?

What causes multiple myeloma? The exact cause of multiple myeloma is unknown. However, it starts with one abnormal plasma cell that rapidly multiplies in the bone marrow many more times than it should. The resulting cancerous myeloma cells don't have a normal life cycle.

13) What were your first symptoms of multiple myeloma?

Signs and Symptoms of Multiple Myeloma
Bone pain, which can be in any bone, but is most often in the back, the hips, and the skull.
Bone weakness, either all over (osteoporosis), or where there is a plasmacytoma.
Broken bones (fractures), sometimes from only minor stress or injury.

14) Is multiple myeloma cancer curable?

While there is no cure for multiple myeloma, cancer can be managed successfully in many patients for years.

15) Why does urine protein increase after exercise?

Strenuous exercise increases glomerular filtration of low-molecular-weight proteins (β2-microglobulin), which overwhelm the reabsorbing capacity of the tubular apparatus, causing temporary dysfunction and tubular proteinuria. Thus, the pathophysiology is mixed, with a major contribution from glomerular proteinuria.

16) What does urine protein indicate in pregnancy?

Previously, preeclampsia was only diagnosed if high blood pressure and protein in the urine were present. However, experts now know that it's possible to have preeclampsia, yet never have protein in the urine. A blood pressure reading in excess of 140/90 mm Hg is abnormal in pregnancy.

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