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Nephrotic vs. Nephritic syndrome | Symptoms, diagnosis, causes, treatment | Visual explanation

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This video contains a simplified, visual explanation of the differences between nephrotic and nephritic syndrome.

Summary:
- Nephrotic syndrome is characterized by an excess amount of protein in the urine
- Nephritic syndrome is characterized by an excess amount of blood in the urine.
- Causes nephrotic syndrome: focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, membranous nephropathy and minimal change disease
- Causes nephritic syndrome: IgA nephropathy, lupus, Goodpasture's disease, polyarteritis nodosum and Wegener's granulomatosis.
- Treatment: Diuretics, ACE-inhibitor, corticosteriods

Timecodes:
0:00 Introduction
0:10 Key difference
0:41 Symptoms - Nephrotic syndrome
2:20 Symptoms - Nephritic syndrome
3:08 Causes - Nephrotic syndrome
3:39 Causes - Nephritic syndrome
4:19 Diagnosis
5:35 Urinary dipstick vs. Urinalysis
6:35 Additional tests
7:39 Treatment
8:40 Summary

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