biochemistry

Question 1

what causes nephrotic syndrome?

Answer 1

the basement membrane in the glomerulus becomes highly permeable to protein, allowing proteins to leak from the blood into the urine.

Question 2

who gets nephrotic syndrome?

Answer 2

children aged 2 to 5

Question 3

what is the presentation of nephrotic syndrome?

Answer 3

frothy urine, generalised oedema and pallor

Question 4

what test results are seen in nephrotic syndrome?

Answer 4

Low serum albumin
High urine protein content (>3+ protein on urine dipstick)

Question 5

what is microalbuminuria?

Answer 5

excretion of albumin in abnormal quantities but still below the limit of protein detection by dipstick

earliest expression of diabetic nephropathy