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Nephritic syndrome is a collection of signs associated with disorders affecting the kidneys, more specifically glomerular disorders. Nephritic syndrome is characterized by; , proteinuria , hematuria , with red blood cell casts present in the urine , hypertension and variable renal insufficiency, with; , azotemia , oliguria The main features are hypertension and RBC casts. The proteinuria in nephritic syndrome is not usually severe, but may occasionally be heavy enough...


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nephritic syndrome?
does anyone know anything about it? my s/o has symtoms of: swollen legs, coughing esecially...

Here is some info on nephritic syndrome: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000495.htm

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What is the difference between acute glomerulonephritis and nephritic syndrome?
What are some simptoms by which they diffirentiate between the two. Thank you for your...

Acute glomerulonephritis is one cause of nephritic syndrome. Syndromes are symptoms that are characteristic of certain diseases. So nephritic syndrome is not a disease but what the symptoms will be...

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