Chronic kidney disease (CKD) often presents with a "subtle" clinical presentation (Buttaro‚ Tybulski‚ Polgar Bailey‚ & Sandberg-Cook‚ 2013‚ p. 766). Therefore‚ clinicians need to be aware of the risk factors for CKD and screen patients who present with such factors that place them at risk for this condition. This paper will review the clinical presentation‚ diagnosis‚ patient history‚ physical exam‚ and diagnostics associated with the recognition of CKD. Treatment options will be discussed with
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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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Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)‚ is a referred to as a disease characterized by hemolytic anemia‚ caused by the destruction of red blood cells‚ acute kidney failure (uremia)‚ and a low platelet count (thrombocytopenia). Although‚ it mostly affects children‚ there have been cases of adults with this illness. The destroyed red blood cells block the filtering system in the kidneys‚ which can lead to a life-threatening kidney failure. HUS usually develops in children after five to 10 days of diarrhea
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Acute renal failure (ARF)‚ also know as Acute Kidney Injury/Impairment (AKI) is described as a condition where there is a rapid decline in kidney function which results in an increase in accumulation of waste materials in the body and decreased urine output‚ usually over hours to weeks‚ occurring in a person with or without a previous pre-existing renal disease (Van Biesen‚ W.‚ Vanholder‚ R.‚ & Lameire‚ N.‚ 2006). Acute loss of renal function can be due to poor perfusion to the kidneys‚ called prerenal
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The urinary system a very valid and important system though underrated. And why is that‚ we see ads on the TV for dialysis centers‚ kidney stones‚ UTI infections‚ and bladder control issues‚ not to mention bladder cancer. The purpose for this paper is to explain the urinary system. The urinary system is made of two kidneys‚ two ureters‚ two sphincters muscles‚ the bladder and the urethra. The kidneys filter metabolic waste and chemicals from blood to the urine. They do this by filtering units called
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The urinary system is very vital in preventing buildup of waste in the body. It’s main function is to clean the blood and maintain healthy levels of acids and minerals in the blood. Each organ in the urinary system is responsible for completing their own job while working together to keep the body healthy. The kidneys “prevent the buildup of wastes and extra fluid in the body‚ keep levels of electrolytes stable‚ such as sodium‚ potassium‚ and phosphate‚ make hormones that help regulate
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1) Skeletal - made up of bones‚ joints and discs. Their function is to give shape to‚ allow movement and give protection to the body. The skeleton bones have 6 parts - Skull (cranium and face)‚ vertebral column (cervical‚ thoracic‚ lumbar‚ sacral‚ coccygeal)‚ thorax‚ shoulder girdle ( clavicle and scapula)‚ pelvis (ilium‚ ischium‚ pubis) ‚ upper limbs (humerus‚ radius‚ ulna‚ carpal‚ metacarpal‚ phalanges) and lower limbs ( femur‚ tibia‚ fibula‚ tarsal‚ metatarsals‚ phalanges). The joints and
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DaVita Swot Analysis Christopher Tracy BBA .41 By: Graham Lawless June 12th 2012 Olivet Nazarene University DaVita inc. is the world’s second leading provider of hemodialysis services. Hemodialysis is a replacement therapy for people who suffer with kidney failure. With this therapy people can live a rather normal life‚ while they wait for a kidney transplant. Dialysis is not a cure‚ but rather a treatment. DaVita serves about 200‚000 patients a year in US where over 500‚000 people
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Fatima Khan Q: WHAT IS THE CLINICAL IMPORTANCE OF URIC ACID AND CREATININE? ANSWER: URIC ACID Uric acid is a weak organic acid‚ the end product of purine nucleotides degradation. The findings of human pathological levels of uric acid in serum and urine have in most patients serious clinical implications. Uric acid is a useful diagnostic tool as screening for most of purine metabolic disorders. The importance of uric acid measurement in plasma and urine with respect of metabolic disorders is
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The Economics of End Stage Renal Disease Tammy Reed Walden University NURS 6050: Policy and Advocacy for Improving Population Health April 6‚ 2013 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is diagnosed by screening people who are at risk for kidney problems‚ people with hypertension‚ diabetes or family with chronic kidney disease. There are five stages of chronic kidney disease‚ with stage one being the mildest and usually causing few symptoms and stage five being a serious illness with short life
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