Friday, October 12, 2007

What's going on in the body?

FSGS is diagnosed after scars have been seen on a kidney biopsy. Another kidney disase that may develop is nephrotic syndrome.

According to NephCure.org, these of the signs and symptoms people with FSGS may experience.

1. Proteinuria - which is large amounts of protein in the urine (foamy urine)
2. Hyproteinemia - low blood protein levels
3. Hematuria - blood in the urine (loss of Red Blood Cells)
4. Reduced glomerular filtration rate - lack of filtering of wastes from the blood
5. Swelling in body (hands and ankles - usually at the end of the day)
(eyes - when waking up in the morning)

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