Nephrotic syndrome: delays in diagnosis and a cause of pulmonary embolism not to miss.
- Resource Type
- Case Study
- Authors
- Wright, Francesca; Gilchrist, Mark
- Source
- British Journal of Hospital Medicine (17508460); May2023, Vol. 84 Issue 5, p1-4, 4p
- Subject
- Language
- ISSN
- 17508460
The article presents the cases of a 52-year-old man who was rushed to a clinic due to breathlessness on exertion, pleuritic chest pain and light-headedness and a 67-year-old woman with peripheral oedema and breathlessness to discuss the possible effects of delays in diagnosis of nephrotic syndrome.