Nephrotic Syndrome

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Across
  1. 2. type of diuretic used to decrease peripheral edema
  2. 4. increased likelihood in nephrotic patients
  3. 5. greater than 3.5g/24hrs equates to nephrotic syndrome
  4. 8. cell type affected in FSGS
  5. 9. buildup of abnormal proteins that can lead to nephrotic syndrome
  6. 10. less than 3g/dL in nephrotic syndrome
  7. 15. type of nephropathy most common in Caucasian adults
  8. 16. cause of nephrotic syndrome with a facial rash
  9. 18. most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in children
Down
  1. 1. lab category that should be obtained for further workup
  2. 3. cause of nephrotic syndrome that could be treated with insulin
  3. 6. should limit this in your diet if nephrotic (or hypertensive)
  4. 7. cause of nephrotic syndrome that can be treated with steroids/plasmapheresis
  5. 10. these can also be lost through the urine in nephrotic syndrome
  6. 11. these can elevate in nephrotic syndrome but often improve with disease treatment (often excreted in the urine as well)\
  7. 12. medication class that can be used to lower intraglomerular pressure (can cause lip edema though!)
  8. 13. moist common protein excreted in the urine
  9. 14. this is often required to make the underlying cause of the nephrotic syndrome
  10. 17. peripheral ____ is present in nephrotic syndrome