Patient was instructed on signs and symptoms of nephrotic syndrome as follows:
- Proteinuria
- Excretion of large amounts of protein in the urine, secondary to damage to the filtering apparatus, glomeruli.
- Hypoalbuminemia
- Low protein levels in the blood, secondary to the excretion of protein in urine.
- Renal failure
- Patients with nephrotic syndrome have a gradual decline in kidney function, if it is not managed properly.
- When the kidney function diminishes significantly, patients can present with increasing retention of fluid and wastes, anemia, increasing shortness of breath, and extreme fatigue.