{"id":293212,"date":"2024-04-27T17:56:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T12:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=293212"},"modified":"2024-04-27T17:56:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T12:26:10","slug":"nephrotic-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/nephrotic-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Nephrotic Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source- This post on <strong>Nephrotic Syndrome\u00a0<\/strong>is based on the article<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/health\/in-search-of-skin-lightening-creams-kidneys-take-a-hit\/article68101560.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> &#8220;In search of skin lightening creams, kidneys take a hit&#8221; <\/a><\/strong>published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 26th March 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>Why in the News?<\/h2>\n<p>Researchers from Kerala have reported a series of cases from Malappuram district where the regular use of fairness creams has been linked to nephrotic syndrome.<\/p>\n<h2>About Nephrotic Syndrome<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 411px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/th.bing.com\/th?id=OCII.0E9462BA8FA2BDD24EF72E75B1FC4B2CA199A7DAB673BE7412F90DF1BE11913A&amp;w=612&amp;p=0\" alt=\"Diagrammatic Representation of Health Condition Nephrotic syndrome\" width=\"411\" height=\"261\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Source: Focus Medica<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>1. <strong>About Nephrotic syndrome:<\/strong> It is a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">kidney disorder<\/span> characterized by <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">excessive protein loss in urine<\/span> due to issues with the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">kidneys&#8217; filtration system, specifically the glomeruli. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>Function of glomeruli:<\/strong> In healthy kidneys, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">glomeruli filter waste and excess fluids while retaining essential cells and proteins. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>What happens in nephrotic syndrome:<\/strong> In nephrotic syndrome, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">inflamed glomeruli allow too much protein leakage.<\/span> This condition can result from various kidney diseases or systemic disorders like diabetes or lupus.<\/p>\n<p>4.<strong> Symptoms:<\/strong> Symptoms include <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">severe swelling, foamy urine, high blood fat levels, weight gain, fatigue, and loss of appetite.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Complications may include <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">blood clots, increased infection risk, high blood pressure, and potential kidney issues, such as chronic kidney disease or kidney failure. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>5. <strong>Treatment:<\/strong> Treatment involves <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">managing the underlying cause and addressing related concerns, including blood pressure control, cholesterol reduction, swelling mitigation<\/span>, and infection<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> prevention through medication<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">dietary adjustments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPSC Syllabus: Science and Technology (Health)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source- This post on Nephrotic Syndrome\u00a0is based on the article &#8220;In search of skin lightening creams, kidneys take a hit&#8221; published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 26th March 2024. Why in the News? Researchers from Kerala have reported a series of cases from Malappuram district where the regular use of fairness creams has been linked to&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/nephrotic-syndrome\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Nephrotic Syndrome<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738],"tags":[11872,10498],"class_list":["post-293212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293212\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}