Causes of nephrotic syndrome in adults
Mixed MFD
Narrows a biopsy differential in an adult with heavy proteinuria and oedema.
Minimal change disease and amyloidosis also cause adult nephrotic syndrome.
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Mixed MFD. It helps you recall: Causes of nephrotic syndrome in adults.
Membranous nephropathy
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Diabetic nephropathy
M: Membranous nephropathy; F: Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; D: Diabetic nephropathy.
It belongs to Systemic pathology: renal in Pathology.
Minimal change disease and amyloidosis also cause adult nephrotic syndrome.
Narrows a biopsy differential in an adult with heavy proteinuria and oedema.
Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a Pathology question about Systemic pathology: renal.
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