Nephrotic syndrome usually affects daily life due to the different types of pathology, severity, treatment options and prognosis. Nephrotic syndrome includes primary and secondary, primary includes microscopic lesion nephropathy, membranous nephropathy, IgA nephropathy, and secondary includes diabetic nephropathy, lupus nephritis, etc. Despite the different types of pathology, severity, treatment plan, and prognosis, all of them are mainly manifested by proteinuria, hypoproteinemia, edema, and hyperlipidaemia, etc., which usually affects daily life. In addition, patients with nephrotic syndrome often relapse due to cold and flu, etc. The use of hormones such as prednisone, methylprednisolone, etc., and cytotoxic drugs such as cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, etc., in the course of treatment, may also cause side effects such as full moon face, liver damage, bone marrow suppression, etc., which will seriously affect the daily life of the patients. Patients with nephrotic syndrome should go to the hospital in time for consultation and timely treatment under the guidance of professional physicians.