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4. Male patient, 4 years old, Complaint of : edema , oliguria and proteinuria for 7 days.
5. Nephrotic syndrome (NS) results from increased permeability of glomerular basement membrane ( GBM ) to plasma protein. It is a syndrome characterized by massive proteinuria, hypo-albuminemia, hyper-cholesterolemia , Hypercoagulable state and pitting edema. (4-increase, 1-decrease). Definition
47. 1.What is nephrotic syndrome ? 2.What are the main clinical types of INS ? 3.What is the diagnostic criteria of INS ? 4.What are the pathological types of INS ? 5.What are the common complications of INS ? 6.How do you treat INS (general principles) ? 7.How do you evaluate the response of steroid therapy ? Questions