Renal physiology

ambulance and quickly arrive at the nursing home. We speak to the RN at the nurses’ station and obtain a full medical history of the patient. I notice that he had lived in the nursing home for almost 10 years and had recently been diagnosed with end stage renal failure and was going to his first dialysis appointment. As I enter the room and introduce myself I noted that the patient seemed very tired and low energy and barely acknowledged my presence as I walked into the room and spoke to him. As…

Percutaneous Kidney Biopsy A kidney biopsy is a procedure to remove small pieces of tissue from a kidney. In a percutaneous biopsy, the tissue is removed using a needle that is inserted through the skin. This procedure is done so that the tissue can be examined under a microscope. A kidney biopsy can help a health care provider make a diagnosis and determine the best course of treatment. You may need a kidney biopsy if you have: • Blood in your urine (hematuria). • Excessive protein in your…

are no longer function properly. Your kidneys filter the blood inside you body. The blood contains many toxins and excretes these toxins though urine, if our kidneys do not work eventually our electrolyte levels increase along with fluid. Chronic renal failure just doesn’t happen over night. In the beginning you may not have very many symptoms. According to Mayo Clinic there are many causes. Uncontrolled type I and type II diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension, polycystic…

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Fair et al. (2004) compared two diets (one supplemented with casein and the other with soy protein) in their rat studies and found that renal fibrosis was reduced by 38% and cyst volume was reduced by 34% after 3 weeks. Creatinine clearance increased with the soy protein diet (5.04 mL/min) compared to casein (3.42 mL/min). Velasquez et al. (2003) and Tovar et al. (2010) witnessed similar…

are 2 or 3 time more prospers to suffer of kidney stone than women. Kidney stones are hard masses found in the kidney that form by high levels of different minerals accumulation in the urine. The kidney stone is known as calculus renal because depend in what amount of mineral formed de stone and where is founded first, However, these urinary stones (or estimates) are more precisely classified according to where the ureters (kidney ducts), or the bladder are discovered first, in…

probably wondering what CKD is. Chronic Kidney Failure (CKD) is the loss of kidney function. The kidneys play an important role in the body. Our kidneys help filter waste and excess fluid from the blood. Chronic kidney failure can also be known as acute renal failure. Some people have symptoms and some people don’t. I for instance, was one of the…

Troponins in symptomatic patients with suspected ACS Elevation of troponin t is associated with adverse outcomes in symptomatic patients with suspected ACS, regardless of the degree of renal insufficiency [11]. Troponin t concentrations reach higher peaks and it remains detectable for longer time in patients with advanced renal failure. Repeated early measurements of troponin t are needed to detect a pronounced rise indicating an acute ischaemic episode, as patients with ESRD already have…

on the several factors including age, and overall reduction in estimated glomerular filtration rate as well as numerous other factors. Participants were excluded if the patient was diagnosed with stage five kidney disease or had already received renal replacement therapy (dialysis or kidney transplant), or had previous history of cardiovascular conditions such as coronary artery bypass graft or myocardial infarction within the past ninety days of enrollment. The universal definition states…

Introduction Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common chronic illness. It generally denotes the presence of renal dysfunction or renal damage lasting for three months or more (Park et al., 2015). Renal dysfunction is characterized by a reduction in the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (i.e. eGFR<60mL/min/1.732 (i.e. stages 3-5). Nonetheless, the causal role is yet to be clearly established. Dietary phosphorus can also be reduced via mechanisms such as boiling foods and soaking…