Kidney

(Porth & Matfin, 2009) The definition of chronic kidney disease (CKD) for a patient is irreversible kidney damage and/or glomerular filtration rate (GFR) less than 60 ml/min/1.73 m^2 for a minimal three months (Porth & Matfin, 2009). Those patient with kidney failure has either GFR less than 15 ml/min/1.73 m^2, signs and symptoms of uremia, and needs dialysis and/or transplantation (Porth & Matfin, 2009). Therefore, this 63 year old suffers from kidney failure. Diabetes, hypertension (HTN),…

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…

The speaker for laboratory’s role in acute kidney injury risk assessment was Denise Geiger, PhD, DLM (ASCP).The objective is to describe the laboratory’s role in acute kidney injury risk assessment, gain insight on how new biomarkers can improve clinical decisions and provide high value patient outcomes, and examine clinical research and applications of novel biomarkers for the assessment of AKI. The speaker was very detailed about this topic, but I only had what I can recall. I decided to go to…

Kidney stones are made from mineral and acid salts (Mayo Clinic). Kidney stones are often formed in our kidneys, usually because of urine becomes highly concentrated, which allow the minerals and salts to stick together and form the stone (Mayo Clinic. The picture below from the New York Times, shows where kidney stones are usually formed, in the major calyces, where they then travel down the ureter, where it usually becomes painful (NYT). There are several objectives to this experiment:…

Kidney stones What are kidney stones? Kidney stones (nephrolithiasis) are salts or crystals that precipitate in the urinary tract. These stones are typically made up of elements such as calcium (most common), uric acid, magnesium ammonium phosphate, or cysteine. The urinary tract begins with the kidneys, which empty urine into the ureters, which then drain urine into the bladder and finally the urethra. Stones can be located anywhere along the urinary system from the kidneys to the bladder.…

Kidney stones are hardened mineral deposits or concretion of waste formed in the kidney. They form from an over abundance or under abundance of a urinary chemical and not enough water to dissolve all the waste products, minerals, and compounds that the kidney is trying to excrete. They can cause a blockage, which can cause extreme pain. Tennessee has the highest report of kidney stones than any other state in America. According to Alexander (2005), “Kidney stones are one of the most common…

Introduction During this clinical I had an 85-year-old male, who was admitted with a diagnosis of acute kidney injury. The patient was a very nice individual, which I enjoyed my time with him. He would make a couple of jokes here and there; he would make me laugh. The patient had been there for seven days and was now being discharged. When the nurse told him that he was being discharged he got very excited as he didn’t know that he was finally being discharged. Knowing that he was going to be…

Results Understanding the structure of the kidney The kidney consists of two main regions the medulla region and the cortex (see Figure 12, 13, 14 and 15). These two regions contain about one million tiny filtering structures called nephrons. Each nephron consists of a very small filter (glomerulus) which is attached to a tubule. As blood is passed through the nephrons, fluids and waste products are filtered out. What can be seen in Figures 12, 13 and 14 is the glomeruli and the ducts.…

The Kidney is are two bean-shaped organs which filter about 120-150 quarts of blood daily to produce about 1 to 2 quarts of urine, composed of waste materials and toxic fluids. There are two main types of methods to treat kidney disfunction namely Kidney transplantation and Kidney dialysis. This essay will discuss the positive and negative impacts of these two solutions on a patient with kidney failure. Kidney transplant is the transfer of a healthy kidney from one person into the body of a…

What is Polycystic Kidney Disease and how does it affect our lives ? Polycystic Kidney Disease also known as (PKD) which is an inherited disorder in which clusters of cysts develop in the kidneys (mayoclinic.org). PKD was discovered in the early 1800’s.Some symptoms of this disorder is headaches, side or back pain, blood in the urine , bladder infections, high blood pressure, kidney failure, and many more. Theses symptoms may be treatable by stop smoking , eat a better diet such as low sodium…