What to do for Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome ?
- Childhood nephrotic syndrome is not a disease in itself; rather, it is a group of symptoms that      - indicate kidney damageparticularly damage to the glomeruli, the tiny units within the kidney where blood is filtered    - result in the release of too much protein from the body into the urine    - The two types of childhood nephrotic syndrome are      - primarythe most common type of childhood nephrotic syndrome, which begins in the kidneys and affects only the kidneys    - secondarythe syndrome is caused by other diseases    - The signs and symptoms of childhood nephrotic syndrome may include      - edemaswelling, most often in the legs, feet, or ankles and less often in the hands or face    - albuminuriawhen a childs urine has high levels of albumin    - hypoalbuminemiawhen a childs blood has low levels of albumin    - hyperlipidemiawhen a childs blood cholesterol and fat levels are higher than normal    - A health care provider may order urine tests to help determine if a child has kidney damage from childhood nephrotic syndrome.  - Health care providers will decide how to treat childhood nephrotic syndrome based on the type:      - primary childhood nephrotic syndrome: medications    - secondary childhood nephrotic syndrome: treat the underlying illness or disease    - congenital nephrotic syndrome: medications, surgery to remove one or both kidneys, or transplantation