Talk:Nephritic syndrome
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[edit] Proposed merge to nephrotic syndrome
- Definately not, it's a completely different syndrome-it just sounds similar! I'll remove the merge tag in a day or two, unless there's a big disagreement.Felix-felix 13:17, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
- I removed the merge tags. The two are completely different... just sound the same. I suspect the person suggesting the merge isn't familiar with kidney disease. refs: ([1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]) I will add a note to both articles-- pointing-out the two should NOT be confused. Nephron T|C 14:27, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
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- Addendum - thinking about the (removed) merge proposal (with nephrotic syndrome) a bit more-- it might be useful to write a little section that just compares/contrasts the conditions so it is absolutely clear. An alternative might be to just add a line like:
- Nephrotic syndrome often affects children, results in anasarca (a Michelin man-like appearance) and is characterized by excessive proteinuria. This is unlike nephritic syndrome, which is characterized by high blood pressure and red blood cell casts in the urine and is frequently post-infectious. Nephron T|C 15:02, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
- Addendum - thinking about the (removed) merge proposal (with nephrotic syndrome) a bit more-- it might be useful to write a little section that just compares/contrasts the conditions so it is absolutely clear. An alternative might be to just add a line like:
Thanks, that would be helpful... I was in a hurry when I was adding these two to Category:Syndromes. --Renice 20:47, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Renal diet & treatment of nephritic syndrome
I reverted a section on dietary management of nephritic syndrome as I think it is not specific to nephritic syndrome. That said, it would be useful to have an article on the renal diet/dietary management of kidney disease. Nephron T|C 03:40, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] edema...
Not an expert in this topic but isn't nephritic syndrome also characterized by edema? Also about the differences between nephrotic/nephritic syndromes, another thing I think is that nephritic syndrome is an inflammatory disease.
