Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive loss in renal function over a period of months or years. The cause or reason of CKD is that over the time you age‚ you get high blood pressure‚ diabetes‚ or a kidney problem you were born with. The symptoms of this disease are unnoticeable until later stages. Normally if you had chronic kidney disease you might feel generally unwell and experiencing a reduced appetite. There are several types of tests done for CKD. There is a test to take precautions;
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CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE The Integration of Adult Nursing Practice Sophie Dickens CONTENTS PAGE Slide One – Introduction and aims of the presentation Slide Two – Anatomy and Physiology of the Kidneys - Structure Slide Three – Anatomy and Physiology of the Kidneys - Nephron Slide Three – Pathophysiological changes Slide Four - Signs and Symptoms Slide Five - Causes and Factors Slide Six – Diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Disease Slide Severn - Interventions Slide Eight – Implications of Nursing Care Reference
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Acute Kidney Injury (Paper #6) Tracy Gilbert ITT Earth city Acute Kidney Injury (Paper #6) “Acute kidney injury (AKI) describes the spectrum of acute-onset kidney failure that can occur with critical illness; it replaces the traditional term acute renal failure (ARF) and acute tubular necrosis (ATN).” (Urden‚ Stacy‚ & Lough‚ 2012‚ p. 400). “In renal failure‚ acute or chronic‚ one most commonly sees patients who have a tendency to develop hypervolemia‚ hyperkalemia‚ hyperphosphatemia‚ hypocalcemia
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I. Kidney Anatomy A. Every day the kidneys filter nearly 200 liters of fluid from the bloodstream‚ allowing toxins‚ metabolic wastes‚ and excess ions to leave the body in urine while returning needed substances to the blood; of this‚ only 1-2 L of urine is actually formed daily B. Location and External Anatomy 1. Kidneys - bean-shaped organs that lie retroperitoneal in the superior lumbar region. 2. The medial surface is concave and has a renal
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Kidney Cancer Every year 14‚240 people die from a disease known as kidney cancer. So today we’re gonna learn what are the main causes‚ how is it diagnosed‚ what are the symptoms‚ and how to treat it. Kidney cancer is a disease in which kidney cells become malignant and grow out of control‚ forming a tumor. These first appear in the lining of tiny tubes in the kidney and as time passes it grows and grow until death; This was discovered and named by Greek physician Hippocrates (“Father of medicine”)
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The kidneys‚ each about the size of a fist‚ play three major roles: removing waste products from the body‚ keeping toxins from building up in the bloodstream producing hormones that control other body functions‚ such as regulating blood pressure and producing red blood cells regulating the levels of minerals or electrolytes(e.g.‚ sodium‚ calcium‚ and potassium) and fluid in the body After the blood has circulated through the body‚ it passes into the kidneys. The kidneys filter waste products
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KIDNEY SALE: LEGAL OR ILLEGAL? Introduction: Organ transplantation is a recently developed technology used to replace faulty organs with new ones. The most common form of transplant after the corneal one is the kidney transplant. It is the most effective and efficient way of resuming kidney function in the body caused due to kidney failure (various causes) and is proven to be more effective than dialysis. The number of people waiting for a kidney transplant is growing and the number of kidney donors
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The National Kidney Foundation states that every fourteen minutes a new person is added to the kidney transplant list. In addition to the horrifying number of patients that are added every day‚ the National Kidney Foundation also state that on average 13 people die everyday while waiting to be selected from a list containing more than a ninety thousand other patients in the United States. In order to maintain control on this epidemic the United Network for Organ Sharing or UNOS has created and manages
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Kidneys are very important part of your body.They are responsible for throwing out all the wastes and harmful substances and clean the body. Kidney stones can make a happy life go worst. So what is kidney stones is important to understand to keep your body healthy and live a pain free life.The pain caused by kidney stones may some times go really bad even more than broken bones. Giving attention to what is kidney stones is important because it can also lead to many diseases related to urinal track
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Figure 1. “Couple of kidney stones on macro shot” Kidney Stones‚ is there a solution? By: Andrew Sailers CHM2046L.904 Instructor: Kia Williams Due: October 7‚ 2014 Introduction Kidney stones are a painful and dangerous urinary disorder that could cause severe cramping‚ block flow of urine‚ and sometimes cause a fever that “about 5 % of American women and 12 % of men suffer from at some point in their lives” (Kidney Stone Disease). “Most small stones measuring less than 5mm or 6mm can persist in
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