Wegener's granulomatosis

Granulomatosis with polyangitis (GPA): frequently presents with necrotising granulomatous inflammation of the respiratory tract and frequent occurrence of necrotising glomerulonephritis(3) 2. Microscopic polyangitis (MPA): frequently presents with necrotising glomerulonephritis, pulmonary capillaritis(3) 3. Renal limited vasculitis: occurrence of isolated pauci-immune necrotizing crescenting glomerulonephritis without other systems involved(3) 4. Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangitis (EGPA) - also known as Churg-Strauss syndrome: presents with inflammation of respiratory tract and associated with asthma and blood eosinophilia(3) It was observed that over 20% of patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis will develop end stage renal failure over a 5 years period(28) and these patients require life-long dialysis. Case presentation and…

caused (Mayo Clinic, 2014a). Nephrotic syndrome is when the urine has too much protein in it, causing the feet and ankles to have edema. This occurs when the waste and excessive water is filtered through blood vessels that are damaged (Mayo Clinic, 2014b). Nurses need to know the different symptoms, causes, risk factors and how to test and diagnosis glomerulonephritis and nephrotic syndrome. Symptoms of glomerulonephritis are hematuria; proteinuria; hypertension; edema in the face, hands, feet…