What Is Glomerulonephritis?
7. Complications
In addition to the symptoms already mentioned, Glomerulonephritis will cause complications in some cases. These complications will generally be a result of damage that the condition can cause to the kidneys. One such example is an increase in blood pressure, which happens because there are higher levels of waste in the blood.
Chronic kidney disease is another potential complication, which is long term condition that means your kidneys struggle in their role. There is also acute kidney failure, which can result in a dangerous rise of toxin levels in the blood. Another potential complication is nephrotic syndrome, which means that there is too little protein in the blood.
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