Talk:Nephrotic syndrome

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i am trying to make this a comprehensive text, please comment on the ease of readingHswapnil 21:50, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] "Differential diagnosis" header

I understand how one might want to have accompanying descriptive text along with the disease listings, particularly since some of the diseases appear not to have accompanying Wiki articles, but please don't muck up the headers by demanding this kind of specific editing instruction on the header itself. Rather, make sure to include it as part of a neutral-toned text. I didn't include it as such because there are still lists of diseases prevalent in the applicable section and it would not be prudent to say "this section should include a descriptive look at diseases, not just a disease list," while it would be okay to say "this section includes...." So if someone with more information on this subject wants to edit in that kind of information plus text that would make it clear what would be most appreciated in terms of section content, that would be lovely. (Krushsister 19:19, 3 March 2007 (UTC))

[edit] Treatment

Under the heading treatment, there are many statements that would require at the very least a citation from an authoritative source. Without that or some statement to refer to your doctor, does it not open Wikipedia to potential liability? --HJKeats (talk) 14:03, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

This is covered by Wikipedia's general disclaimer. That said, if you're taking Wikipedia over the word of a physician you've probably got other problems.
In any case, the treatment section has to be trimmed down-- nephrotic syndrome is only a working diagnosis. Generally, it requires further work-up. If the person with nephrotic syndrome is a child minimal change disease is usually assumed and further work-up is dependent on responsiveness to treatment with steroids. Nephron  T|C 18:09, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] External links

Wikipedia's external links policy and the specific guidelines for medicine-related articles do not permit the inclusion of external links to non-encyclopedic material, particularly including internet chat boards and e-mail discussion groups. Because I realize that most normal editors haven't spent much time with these policies, please let me provide specific information from the guidelines:

  • This page, which applies to all articles in the entire encyclopedia, says that links "to social networking sites (such as MySpace or Fan sites), discussion forums/groups (such as Yahoo! Groups), USENET newsgroups or e-mail lists" are to be avoided.
  • This page deprecates ""helpful" external links, such as forums, self-help groups and local charities."
  • This medical-specific page reinforces the pan-Wiki rules, with a note that "All links must meet Wikipedia's external links guidelines, which in particular exclude discussion forums."

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and while it may occasionally be useful to patients or their families, it is not a web directory for support groups.  Please do not re-insert links that do not conform to the standard rules.  Any editor, BTW, is welcome to read all of the rules and perform another "audit" in the remaining links.  Thanks, WhatamIdoing (talk) 03:51, 28 April 2008 (UTC)