Kidney stone

Every thirty minutes the kidneys filter the blood in the body and removing the excess fluid. Most people live with two kidneys, but it is possible to live with one. I have survived with one kidney today trying everything to protect and live a longer life. “More than 26 million American adults have a chronic kidney disease (CKD). This means one adult out of every eight in the United States has decreased kidney function. (Santiago, 2015) How can people be so unaware of a disease that strikes…

doctors, and patients. Throughout her article Mackay uses many strong sources that strengthen her argument and also appeals ethos. These sources include, Michael Finkel, “This Little Kidney Went to Market”, published in the New York Times Magazine in 2001, and Madhav Goyal “Economic and Health Consequences of Selling a Kidney in India”, and published in Journal of the American Medical Association in 2002. Using these sources and citing them shows that Mackay put a lot of time and effort into…

to everyone. That’s exactly what a kidney is, a security guard. It protects your body from bad things and removes them before damage is done. The role of the kidneys in the body is for them to filter the blood within the body. The kidneys remove wastes, control the body 's fluid balance, and regulate the balance of electrolytes (Rinaldo Bellomo). The wastes and extra fluids that come from the blood are then, turned into urine to exit the body. Kidneys begin to fail when wastes and…

CC: Recurrent pneumonia. History of Present Illness: Mr. Cauley is a very pleasant 56-year-old gentleman who has multiple pneumonias over the last year and one prior pneumonia in 2013. He has been hospitalization recently at Portsmouth Regional Hospital for a right-sided pneumonia was treated with antibiotics and he had rapid resolution of his symptoms associated with radiographic resolution. In February of this year, he suffered a similar episode of cough, fevers, and chills, which was…

Acute renal failure is the sudden dysfunction or disease of the kidneys that can significantly impair renal function within the body. According to Huether and McCance (2012), renal failure is characterized by enough of a decline of renal function to require dialysis. Renal failure is after renal risk and injury, but prior to renal loss and end-stage kidney disease (Huether & McCance, 2012, p755). The dysfunctions the lead to acute kidney failure can be caused due to sudden renal injuries or by…

with a virulent strain of syphilis that went untreated, which most likely resulted in kidney damage. For this reason, Rhonda Ryder would not show any evidence of “future potential” in the values of the God Squad. The God Squad centered their decisions around the candidate’s societal status and due to Rhonda Ryder’s status: income, net worth, occupation, references, etc. she would not be considered for a kidney…

J’s genitourinary issues include stage three chronic kidney disease (hereinafter CKD) with high BUN and creatinine lab work supporting this condition. She also has a history of Diabetes Mellitus II which is of significance due to the relationship between high blood sugar and kidney damage. Also of significance are three contributors to the concept of chronic kidney failure: obesity, anemia, hypertension. GENITOURINARY EXCRETION Chronic kidney disease shares similar qualities with acute renal…

What is polycystic kidney disease? What are symptoms/signs? Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is caused by multiple fluid filled cysts that form within the kidney. It may affect one, or both kidneys. Symptoms include: loss of appetite, vomiting, constipation, lethargy, excessive thirst, and urination. Signs that a kitten, or cat is affected can include enlarged kidney, and fever. Severe cases in kittens may result in death from renal failure by the age of 8 weeks, or it could result in stillbirths…

In order to understand depression in dialysis patients, we must know the meaning of the mental illness of depression. “Depression is a syndrome, a cluster of emotional, physical, and behavioral symptoms characterized by sadness, low self-esteem, loss of pleasure, and sometimes, difficulty functioning. If these problems persist for more than two weeks, cause real suffering, and interfere with the business and pleasure of daily life you may have clinical depression” (Pinsky, n.d.). “Depression is…

family, using a pseudonym ‘Kate’ in order to keep in line with patient confidentiality and anonymity (NMC, 2016). Kate is a thirteen-year-old girl, suffering bilateral kidney dysplasia. Antenatal diagnostic procedures announced how Kate would suffer bilateral kidney dysplasia following birth. Gur et al (2008) illustrate how both kidneys do not develop accordingly while the baby is growing in the womb. They will appear smaller than usual, sometimes developing cysts, which resemble liquid filled…