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  • A collection of symptoms that include severe edema, proteinuria, and hypoalbuminemia; it is indicative of renal dysfunction.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A condition characterized by severe PROTEINURIA, greater than 3.5 g/day in an average adult. The substantial loss of protein in the urine results in complications such as HYPOPROTEINEMIA; generalized EDEMA; HYPERTENSION; and HYPERLIPIDEMIAS. Diseases associated with nephrotic syndrome generally cause chronic kidney dysfunction.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A syndrome characterized by proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, and varying degrees of edema, and possibly hypercholesteremia.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Diseases involving defective kidney glomeruli, characterized by massive proteinuria and lipiduria with varying degrees of edema, hypoalbuminemia, and hyperlipidemia.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Nephrotic syndrome is a collection of findings resulting from glomerular dysfunction with an increase in glomerular capillary wall permeability associated with pronounced proteinuria. Nephrotic syndrome refers to the constellation of clinical findings that result from severe renal loss of protein, with Proteinuria and hypoalbuminemia, edema, and hyperlipidemia.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • A disorder characterized by symptoms that include severe edema, proteinuria, and hypoalbuminemia; it is indicative of renal dysfunction.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
  • Nephrotic syndrome is urinary excretion of > 3 g of protein/day due to a glomerular disorder plus edema and hypoalbuminemia. It is more common among children and has both primary and secondary causes. Diagnosis is by determination of urine protein/creatinine ratio in a random urine sample or measurement of urinary protein in a 24-hour...
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
  • Nephrotic syndrome is kidney disease with proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, and edema. Nephrotic-range proteinuria is 3 grams per day or more.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
  • Nephrotic syndrome is a kidney disorder that causes your body to pass too much protein in your urine.
    Mayo Clinic
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
  • Nephrotic syndrome, group of signs of kidney malfunction, including a low level of albumin (a protein) and a high level of lipids (fats) in the blood, proteins in the urine, and the accumulation of fluid in the tissues. Nephrotic syndrome typically results in the loss of more than 3.5 grams of...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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