[Assessment of the protein quota in the ration of patients with the nephrotic syndrome according to balance studies].

From data derived from equilibrium investigations in patients with the nephrotic syndrome a negative nitrous balance which indicates the presence of a chronic protein deficiency developing in the organism of these patients was revealed. Observations showed that an increased quota of protein in the ration of patients with the nephrotic syndrome is quite justifiable. The quantity of protein comprising 1.5--2 g per kg of the patient's body weight per day, of which 3/4 is protein of animal origin, is optimal for this category of patients. Possible improvement of the protein supply in patients with the nephrotic syndrome is largely determined also by the qualitative composition of the protein in the ration.