Renal disease in children (nephrotic and nephritic syndrome)

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• Suspect renal disease and perform urine dipstick tests if a child develops oedema.
• Proteinuria in association with oedema suggests nephrotic syndrome, proteinuria and haematuria nephritic syndrome.
• Any child with significant proteinuria and/or haematuria shown by dipstick test and oedema should be referred as an emergency case to specialized care.

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Child, Glomerulonephritis, Haematuria, Hematuria, Kidney, Kidney disease, N00.9#, N01.9#, N02.9#, N03.9#, N04.9, N05.9#, N08.0*A40.9, N08.2*D69.0, N08.2*D89.80, N08.5*, Nephritic syndrome, Nephrosis, Nephrotic syndrome, Paediatrics, Proteinuria, Renal disease