2. What is nephrosis?
• Caused by other diseases
• From too much protein getting into the urine because
glomeruli in your kidneys is not working.
• Glomeruli filters blood going through kidneys, and
keeps blood proteins out of kidneys when it's
working.
3. Information
• Nephrosis can also be known as nephrotic syndrome
• Affect both kidneys
• Many different kidney diseases can cause this
syndrome
• Causes too much protein (mostly albumin)
released into the urine
to be
4. Rick factors
• Medications: non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs,
drugs used to fight infections
• Infections:HIV, hepatitis B/C, malaria
• Kidney diseases: diabetes, lupus, other kidney disease
• Genetic and immune disorders
5. Causes
• Usually caused by damage to clusters of tiny blood
vessels (glomeruli) in kidneys.
• Most common cause in children: minimal change
disease
• Adults: membranous glomerulonephritis
6. Age of Canadians with the
disease
• 2-7 cases per one hundred thousand children
• Occurs more often in males than females,
• More often in children (age 2-6) than adults
7. Treatments
• Treat the disorder that the nephrosis derives from,
may need treatment for life
• Keep blood pressure lower than 130/80 mmHg
• Low salt diet/water pills may help with swelling in
hands and legs
• Treat high cholesterol to reduce heart and blood
vessel problems. Low fat and low cholesterol diets are
not helpful, usually, so you may need to take
medication to reduce cholesterol and triglycerides.
