- Lay down to take a rest while oedematous, raise your extremities but without any exercise for a long time is strictly prohibited.
- When the diseases come on, the patient should stay calm, reduce the production of metabolite and the burden of kidney.
- Follow high calories and high protein diet (Protein 1gram/kilogram/day, Calories 50-60cal/kilogram/day) limit the intake of salt and Na. (Salt 2-6 grams/day)
- The patients who take diuretics for a long period should supplement the food that contains potassium. (E.g. banana, tangerine)
- Measure your weight regularly daily.
- Keep the skin clean to prevent the swollen skin from being rubbed or harmed.
- Prevent from infection, maintain the hygiene of mouth, care for the hygiene of oral mucous membrane, eyelid and conjunctiva, and pubes.
- Keep warm and avoid contact with patients who catch a cold.
- Pay attention to the side effect from taking steroid medication, for example, moon face, peptic ulcer, gastric bleeding, etc.
- Examine kidney function regularly.
|
|