Edema caused by nephrotic syndrome can be reduced by non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatments.
Nephrotic syndrome is characterized by massive proteinuria, hypoproteinemia, hyperlipidemia and edema as the main clinical manifestations, and is divided into two kinds, primary and secondary, including microscopic lesion nephropathy, membranous nephropathy, etc. Secondary, including diabetic nephropathy, lupus nephritis, etc., and the treatment of edema caused by nephrotic syndrome is divided into two kinds of non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatments.
1. Non-pharmacological treatment: including restriction of intake, low-salt, low-fat, high-quality and low-protein diet.
2. Drug treatment: mainly includes diuretics and human albumin injection. Common diuretics are furosemide, spironolactone, etc. Diuretics should not be used too quickly or too violently, so as not to cause blood volume insufficiency, aggravate the tendency of hyperviscosity of the blood, and induce thrombosis and embolism complications. Those with obvious edema can also be treated with human albumin injection.
Patients with nephrotic syndrome edema should go to the hospital in time, under the guidance of professional physicians. Drugs should be used in accordance with the doctor’s instructions, do not self-medication.