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    Kidney Diease

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    Knowing Your Kidney Disease Introduction (1) This book is being prepared in order to encourage and make the patient understand pathologies of diseases of the kidney. Kidney disease affects end-stage renal disease‚ which is kidney failure‚ affect 400‚000 patients currently in the United States today‚ of which new cases of kidney failure actually contribute about 120‚000 patients per year annually. The importance of early identification and knowing h0ow to live with kidney disease in

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    Kidney Failure

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    Scenario A: * What is happening to Ms. Jones’s kidneys‚ and why is it causing the observed symptom? Mrs. Jones’ kidneys are impaired. The kidneys regulate their own blood flow as well as GFR. When the kidneys become hypoperfused in Mrs. Jones case‚ narrowing of the renal arteries‚ and vessels in the kidneys dilate with the help of prostoglandims to facilitate the flow. * What other symptoms and signs might occur? * The most common symptom is less urine output‚ but in Mrs. Jones

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    Kidney Anatomy Study Guide

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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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    Kidney Transplant

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    Kidney Transplant COM/150 June 6‚ 2010 Axia College of University of Phoenix Kidney disease has become more prevalent over the years‚ one in nine Americans has chronic kidney disease‚ resulting in the need for a kidney transplant. Kidney failure is caused by variety of factors resulting in damage of the nephrons‚ which are the most important functioning unit of the kidneys. Kidney failure can be broken down into three groups: acute‚ chronic‚ end-stage. Once kidney failure is irreversible

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    Kidney Disease

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    Chronic Kidney Disease BIO 105‚ sec M02 Prof. Palanca Ayo Powell (Term Paper) 3/25/12 The Kidney is one of the most important organs in the human body. Its primary function is the removal of waste & toxins from the blood stream. So if the kidney stopped working correctly and is no longer able to properly function that would lead to serious problems. Blood is no longer being cleaned. The waste and the toxins aren’t being removed. Instead it’s all building up in the blood stream causing

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    kidney care

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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 Dialysis

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    How does the kidney function: The kidney has two important functions for the body because it is connected to the body’s blood flow‚ it can help monitor blood pressure and secrete hormones‚ which can raise blood pressure in the event when it does not receive enough blood flow. However the most important job is filtration of blood. The kidney works to filter out toxins‚ especially chemicals that are formed as a result of cells using energy. The kidneys also work to maintain the balance of electrolytes

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    Kidney Failure

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    1. What is happening to Ms. Jones’s kidneys‚ and why is it causing the observed symptom? Ms. Jones is having a decreased blood flow to the kidneys from her surgery. This will cause a sudden drop in urine volume called oliguria or complete cessation of urine production called anuria. 2 .What other symptoms and signs might occur? She may also develop headache‚ gastrointestinal distress‚ and the odor of ammonia on the breath caused by accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-containing compounds.

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    Kidney Transplants

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    benefits of kidney transplants. Kidney transplantation is the organ transplant of a kidney into a patient with end-stage renal disease. In the Early 1900’s European doctors attempted to save patients dying of renal failure by transplanting kidneys from various animals‚ including monkeys‚ pigs and goats. None of the recipients lived for more than a few days. And In the late 1940s and early 1950s‚ a team of doctors at Boston’s Peter Bent Brigham Hospital carried out a series of human kidney grafts

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