Clinical definitions of nephrotic syndrome

Healer · 2025-12-30T07:04:52Z

Clinical definitions of nephrotic syndrome Remission Urine albumin nil or trace (or proteinuria <4 mg/m2/h) for 3 consecutive early morning specimens. Relapse Urine albumin 3+ or 4+ (or proteinuria >40 mg/m2/h) for 3 consecutive early morning specimens, after having been in remission previously. Frequent relapses Two or more relapses in initial 6-month period or more than 3 relapses in any 12 months. Steroid dependence Two consecutive relapses when on alternate day steroid therapy or within 14 days of its discontinuation. Steroid resistance Absence of remission despite therapy with daily prednisolone at a dose of 2 mg/kg/d for 4 weeks.

Pediatrics High Yield Discussions

Last Post by Healer 2 months ago

1 Posts

1 Users

0 Reactions

35 Views

RSS

Posts: 16

Healer

Admin

Topic starter

Dec 30, 2025 12:34 pm

(@healer)

Member

Joined: 1 year ago

Clinical definitions of nephrotic syndrome

Remission	Urine albumin nil or trace (or proteinuria <4 mg/m²/h) for 3 consecutive early morning specimens.
Relapse	Urine albumin 3+ or 4+ (or proteinuria >40 mg/m²/h) for 3 consecutive early morning specimens, after having been in remission previously.
Frequent relapses	Two or more relapses in initial 6-month period or more than 3 relapses in any 12 months.
Steroid dependence	Two consecutive relapses when on alternate day steroid therapy or within 14 days of its discontinuation.
Steroid resistance	Absence of remission despite therapy with daily prednisolone at a dose of 2 mg/kg/d for 4 weeks.

Topic Tags