A Good Nursing Care Improves The Cure Rate Of Nephrotic Syndrome

Nephrotic Syndrome is a kind of chronic disease. Although medicines are necessary but nursing care is also an indispensable part during nephrotic syndrome treatment. A good nursing care can reduce the side effects and complications from long time of medicines, and also improve the cure rate.

Nephrotic syndrome is characterized by massive proteinuria, hypoproteinemia, hyperlipemia and swelling. Most of patients are children. Corticosteroids have been recognized as the first choice of drugs at home and abroad, and the basic drug is prednisolone.

However, due to the large amount and long time of hormones for the kidney treatment, it is easy to cause more side effects and complications. Therefore, nursing care should be strengthened throughout hormone therapy. Numerous clinical experience has confirmed that the following three aspects can significantly reduce the side effects and complications, and can guarantee hormone treatment not interrupted so as to improve the cure rate and reduce the recurrence rate.

1. Prevent respiratory tract infection

Upper respiratory tract infection is a common disease, and it is also the main inducement of hormone therapy interruption and kidney disease recurrence. Therefore, prevention of upper respiratory tract infection should be placed in an important position. The emphasis on prevention is to increase or decrease clothing as the weather changes. Had better not take patients to crowded places; Prevention of heat stroke, cold and cross infection; Keep indoor air fresh, circulate, maintain appropriate temperature and humidity.

2. Prevent skin or oral infections

Because the use of hormones can reduce the body's resistance and immunity, so if there is skin damage or unclean oral, patients are prone to infection. Thus, patients should take bath regularly to keep skin clean. we should pay attention to oral hygiene, and make ground mouthwash and brush our teeth 2-3 times a day.

3. Prevent exhaustion

For patients with stable illness condition, they should be encouraged to go out to have activities. Because this is conducive to the prevention of high blood coagulation-side effects of hormones and osteoporosis complications. However, it should be noted that the activity must not be excessive, so as to avoid the aggravation of kidney disease caused by tiredness. Many experts claim that patients must get a guaranteed night's sleep, no less than 8 hours a day (children should keep 8 to 10 hours), and a daytime nap, no less than half to one hour. If the patient feels fatigue or tired after activity, he should rest in bed in time to relieve fatigue.

4. Proper diet

Daily diet should be low salt, a moderate amount of protein and calories, and patients should eat more fruit and vegetables, drink vegetable soup and lean meat soup. Through reasonable diet to enhance the patient's physical strength and energy, it can effectively reduce fatigue, and strengthen the defense ability of patients.

Nursing care and medical treatment should be combined together for kidney treatment. If you want to learn more information, you can leave a message below or email kidneycares@hotmail.com. We will reply you as soon as possible.