Paediatrics: Child with puffiness: 1. Monitor I/O chart
2. Nephrotic chart - BP, albumin, urine dipstick, daily weight
3. Oral prednisolone 60mg/m2/day for 4 weeks -- every alternate day 40mg/m2/day 4 weeks -- reduce 25% by 4 weeks -- stop
4. Diuretics IV Frusemide - gross oedema
5. C Penicillin /Penicillin V as prophylaxis for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
6. Human albumin

Question

1. Monitor I/O chart
2. Nephrotic chart - BP, albumin, urine dipstick, daily weight
3. Oral prednisolone 60mg/m2/day for 4 weeks --> every alternate day 40mg/m2/day 4 weeks --> reduce 25% by 4 weeks --> stop
4. Diuretics IV Frusemide - gross oedema
5. C Penicillin /Penicillin V as prophylaxis for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
6. Human albumin

siti hajar · Accepted Answer

Management of nephrotic syndrome.

Paediatrics: Child with puffiness

Management of nephrotic syndrome.

Author