Anemia of chronic disease

The hormone is like an arrow shot from a bow, the shot is aimed at a target and when it hits the target, a score is achieved. Today, I will be talking to you about a very important hormone called ADH shorten for Antidiuretic hormone and also known as vasopressin. Antidiuretic hormone is made in an area at the base of the brain known as the hypothalamus, the hormone is transported to the posterior pituitary glands where the hormone is released into the bloodstream. They carried around the body in…

Prolapsed Bladder Overview- Prolapsed bladder, also known as cystocele occurs when the muscles of the vaginal walls become weak and are not able to support the pelvic organs adequately; in this way gives the bladder or protrudes down into the vagina. Prolapsed may be incomplete or complete. An incomplete prolapsed occurs when the uterus falls only partially into the vagina; while a complete prolapsed describes a situation in which the uterus falls so low that some tissue protruding from the…

just gone through a transplant surgery are given anti-rejection medication to limit the chances of the body rejecting the kidney. As well as taking the medication, they also need to follow a special diet. Eating foods high in fat may cause other diseases such as diabetes. Making sure you stay healthy will increase your chances of the transplant being successful. Even though the process of the getting the transplant can be long and at times stressful the result could be…

renal artery stenosis and renal vein thrombosis either the narrowing of the renal artery which supplies the kidneys with blood or the formation of a blood clot in the renal vein which drains blood from the kidney this is a post renal problem. Chronic kidney disease however usually occurs without symptoms and is only detectable through urine testing of Serum Creatine or protein increase. As kidney function decreases there is an increase in blood pressure due to fluid and hormone overload which…

Another emotional impact will be feeling down which is usually sadness which can lead to feelings of hopelessness and depression with little or no desire to live anymore. Also, the family can become angry about this recent diagnosis of end stage renal disease and blame themselves for allowing Clarice health to deteriorate to what is it. Another emotion that this family can show will be that of fear as Clarice has to start dialysis to manage her renal failure. There is an emotion of anxiety as…

Hyperglycemia: with decreasing renal function, it takes longer for oral hypoglycemia agents to be excreted by the kidneys (Smeltzer et. al., 2010, p. 1223). c. Anemia /blood loss during the procedure: Anemia is compounded by blood lost during hemodialysis (Smeltzer et. al., 2010, p. 1335). d. Gastric ulcers: May result from physiologic stress of chronic illness, medication and preexisting medical condition (Smeltzer et. al., 2010, p.…

normally consciously controlled, except in infants. A problem in any part of the nervous system may disrupt the voiding cycle of the bladder. Injuries Injury or damage to the nerves is a primary cause of neurogenic bladder. Some conditions or diseases of the body can result in nerve damage and, subsequently, neurogenic bladder. Examples of such conditions are diabetes, heavy alcohol use, vitamin B12 deficiency, neuropathy, and syphilis. The nerves can also be damaged directly, as from pelvic…

to build up in the body and can be life threatening. Possible causes include kidney injury resulting from toxic medication, severe or sudden dehydration, autoimmune kidney disease, acute tubular necrosis, urinary tract obstruction and reduced blood flow to the kidney. Risk factors for kidney injury include kidney and liver disease, diabetes, hypertension, heart failure and obesity. Symptoms of kidney injury are bloody stool, breath odor, fatigue, edema, bruising, mental status changes, and…

Acute renal failure can be caused by several different conditions, however, the causes are often categorized as prerenal, intrinsic, and postrenal. Prerenal causes are characterized by a marked decrease in blood flow to the kidneys, while intrinsic causes are attributed to physical damage within the kidney, and postrenal cause an obstruction in fluid flow from the kidneys through the ureters, bladder, or even urethra. Some different prerenal causes include hypovolemia as a result of hemorrhage,…

Introduction The intent of this paper is to examine conceptual linkages between concepts and the tenets of an approach to research. The article used in this paper is titled chronic kidney disease (CKD) stressors influence choices of dialysis modality (Harwood, Wilson, Sontrop and Clark, 2012). A prospective correlational design was used in thin study. The underpinning epistemological, ontological, ethical and ideological tenets of prospective correlation design is described based on this…