Case of Severe Hypertension and Nephrotic Range Proteinuria. 2018

Michael Bursztyn, and Rhian M Touyz, and Cheryl L Laffer, and Robert M Carey, and Anna F Dominiczak
From the Hypertension Unit, Department of Medicine, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel (M.B.) bursz@mail.huji.ac.il.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006973 Hypertension Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more. Blood Pressure, High,Blood Pressures, High,High Blood Pressure,High Blood Pressures
D008297 Male Males
D009404 Nephrotic Syndrome A condition characterized by severe PROTEINURIA, greater than 3.5 g/day in an average adult. The substantial loss of protein in the urine results in complications such as HYPOPROTEINEMIA; generalized EDEMA; HYPERTENSION; and HYPERLIPIDEMIAS. Diseases associated with nephrotic syndrome generally cause chronic kidney dysfunction. Childhood Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome,Frequently Relapsing Nephrotic Syndrome,Multi-Drug Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome,Pediatric Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome,Steroid-Dependent Nephrotic Syndrome,Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome,Steroid-Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome,Multi Drug Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome,Nephrotic Syndrome, Steroid-Dependent,Nephrotic Syndrome, Steroid-Resistant,Nephrotic Syndrome, Steroid-Sensitive,Nephrotic Syndromes,Steroid Dependent Nephrotic Syndrome,Steroid Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome,Steroid Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome,Steroid-Dependent Nephrotic Syndromes,Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndromes,Steroid-Sensitive Nephrotic Syndromes,Syndrome, Nephrotic,Syndrome, Steroid-Sensitive Nephrotic
D011507 Proteinuria The presence of proteins in the urine, an indicator of KIDNEY DISEASES. Proteinurias
D001794 Blood Pressure PRESSURE of the BLOOD on the ARTERIES and other BLOOD VESSELS. Systolic Pressure,Diastolic Pressure,Pulse Pressure,Pressure, Blood,Pressure, Diastolic,Pressure, Pulse,Pressure, Systolic,Pressures, Systolic
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000451 Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists Drugs that bind to and block the activation of MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTORS by MINERALOCORTICOIDS such as ALDOSTERONE. Aldosterone Antagonist,Aldosterone Antagonists,Aldosterone Receptor Antagonist,Mineralocorticoid Antagonist,Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist,Aldosterone Receptor Antagonists,Mineralocorticoid Antagonists,Antagonist, Aldosterone,Antagonist, Aldosterone Receptor,Antagonist, Mineralocorticoid,Antagonist, Mineralocorticoid Receptor,Antagonists, Aldosterone,Antagonists, Aldosterone Receptor,Antagonists, Mineralocorticoid,Antagonists, Mineralocorticoid Receptor,Receptor Antagonist, Aldosterone,Receptor Antagonist, Mineralocorticoid,Receptor Antagonists, Aldosterone,Receptor Antagonists, Mineralocorticoid
D012720 Severity of Illness Index Levels within a diagnostic group which are established by various measurement criteria applied to the seriousness of a patient's disorder. Illness Index Severities,Illness Index Severity
D013148 Spironolactone A potassium sparing diuretic that acts by antagonism of aldosterone in the distal renal tubules. It is used mainly in the treatment of refractory edema in patients with congestive heart failure, nephrotic syndrome, or hepatic cirrhosis. Its effects on the endocrine system are utilized in the treatments of hirsutism and acne but they can lead to adverse effects. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p827) Spirolactone,Aldactone,Aldactone A,Aquareduct,Duraspiron,Espironolactona Alter,Espironolactona Mundogen,Flumach,Frumikal,Jenaspiron,Novo-Spiroton,Practon,SC-9420,Spiractin,Spiro L.U.T.,Spiro Von Ct,Spirobeta,Spirogamma,Spirolang,Spirono-Isis,Spironone,Spirospare,Veroshpiron,Verospiron,Verospirone,Ct, Spiro Von,Novo Spiroton,NovoSpiroton,SC 9420,SC9420,Spirono Isis,Von Ct, Spiro

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