<prompt> Choose among the following the most impoant lab finding in nephrotic syndrome -B-J proteinHyperkalemiaHypoalbuminemiaHypeension  <response>: Ans. is c i.e., Hypoalbuminemia. Nephrotic syndrome is characterized by large amounts of proteinuria 3.5 g per 1.73 m2 body surface area per day, or 40 mg per square meter body surface area per hour in children, hypoalbuminemia 2,5 gdl, hyperlipidaemia, and edema that begins in the face. Lipiduria lipids in urine can also occur, but is not essential for the diagnosis of nephrotic syndrome. Hyponatremia also occurs with a low fractional sodium excretion. 