What are the treatments for nephrotic syndrome in children?

What are the treatments for nephrotic syndrome in children? For children, a group with relatively fragile bodies, kidney disease is very troublesome and difficult to treat. If the treatment is not thorough, the child may carry the kidney disease for life, which has a great impact on life. Therefore, most parents are afraid of nephrotic syndrome in children. So, what are the methods for treating nephrotic syndrome in children? Let’s take a look at the introduction below.

General treatment:

Those with complications need to rest in bed. Those with severe edema should appropriately limit their water and sodium intake, prevent cross infection, avoid overeating, and ensure the normal amount of high-quality protein required.

2. Symptomatic treatment:

When edema is severe, diuretics can be used for a short period of time, and the intake and output and blood electrolytes should be closely monitored during use.

1. Hydrochlorothiazide and spironolactone: Hydrochlorothiazide 2-3 mg/kg per day, taken orally in 3 divided doses. Potassium salts are often required to prevent hypokalemia. Or it can be used in combination with spironolactone, spironolactone 3 mg/kg per day, orally in 3 divided doses.

2. Furosemide and sodium urate: The dosage is 1 mg/kg each time, intravenous or intramuscular injection, twice a day. If ineffective, the dose can be doubled, 3 to 4 times a day. It can also be used in combination with spironolactone for better results.

3. Salt-free albumin or plasma substitutes: used for children with significantly reduced plasma albumin and poor response to diuretics. It is better to give furosemide intravenously 60 minutes after each intravenous drip. Because albumin is expensive, rapidly lost in the urine, and has a short-lived effect, long-term use is not recommended. Or it can be replaced by low molecular weight dextran.

From the above introduction, it can be seen that there are relatively clear methods for the treatment of nephrotic syndrome in children. Therefore, when people encounter this phenomenon, they must pay more attention to children. Families with conditions can take their children to the hospital for physical examinations regularly to discover some difficult and complicated diseases in time and ensure that the children's bodies are protected at all times.