How should acute nephritis be treated?
Patients with acute nephritis generally have a good prognosis after reasonable and standardized treatment, and rarely develop into chronic nephritis. The main means of treating acute nephritis is symptomatic supportive care, requiring patients to rest in bed during the acute phase. At the same time, spicy food should be avoided and salt intake should be appropriately controlled. If the patient has an infection, sensitive antibiotics should be actively selected for treatment. Additionally, diuretics can be appropriately used for patients with edema, and if the patient also has hypertension, antihypertensive drugs may be used to keep blood pressure within an appropriate range. Of course, some severe cases of acute nephritis may lead to heart failure or renal failure, in which case dialysis should be actively pursued. (Specific medication use should be carried out under the guidance of a doctor.)