Acute Nephritic Syndrome (acute glomerulonephritis) is a medical condition of glomeruli inflammation causing abrupt blood appearance in the urine with variable protein amounts and casts.
Causes–
- Abdominal abscesses
- Goodpasture syndrome
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome
- Henoch-Schonlein purpura
- Hepatitis
- IgA nephropathy
- Infective endocarditis
- Klebsiella pneumonia
- Membranoproliferative GN
- Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis
- Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
- SLE
- Syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases
- Typhoid fever
- Vasculitis
- Viral diseases (mononucleosis, measles, mumps)
Symptoms And Signs–
- Blurred Vision
- Confusion
- Cough (mucus or pink, frothy material)
- Decreased alertness
- Drowsiness
- Edema
- Exertional Dysponea
- Flank Pain
- Headache
- Hematuria
- Joint pain
- Muscle ache
- Lethargy
- Malaise
- Oliguria
Investigations—-
- Blood tests-
- BUN
- Creatinine
- Creatinine clearance
- Potassium test
- Culture
- ANA titer (for lupus)
- ANCA ( for vasculitis)
- Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody
- Serum complement (C3 and C4)
- kidney biopsy
- Urine c/e
- Culture of the throat or skin
Treatment—
- Limit salt, fluids and potassium in diet
- Ayurvedic Medicines
Complications—-
- Congestive heart failure
- Pulmonary edema
- Chronic glomerulonephritis
- Nephrotic syndrome