Question
How serious is pediatric nephritis? What causes it?
Answer
If nephritis is suspected, we need to conduct specific tests related to the substances in the urine to determine whether it is nephritis or kidney disease, acute or chronic. Do not jump to conclusions immediately. Take your child for a urine routine check immediately. Note that on the night before the check, wash the urinary tract area of the child with warm water (to avoid interfering with the accuracy of the results). Additionally, collect midstream urine from the child in the morning (midstream refers to collecting the middle part of the urine while the child is urinating, you are catching it, do not stop him, and collect only the middle part, neither the beginning nor the end of the urine is needed, and it must be a full bladder). Also, it is necessary to send the urine to the laboratory within an hour.