Kidneys Functions and Mental Health Stability The human body has several important organs‚ one of those organs are kidney. The kidney are two organs shaped as beans. The kidney size varies according to the individual age‚ sex‚ and health. They are located under the rib cage towards the back. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (Kidney Disease Basics 2012)‚ the kidney main function is to balance the amount of sodium‚ potassium in the body‚ water‚ disposed
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Acute Renal Failure Acute kidney failure occurs when your kidneys suddenly become unable to filter waste products from your blood. When your kidneys lose their filtering ability‚ dangerous levels of wastes may accumulate and your blood’s chemical makeup may get out of balance. Acute kidney failure — also called acute renal failure or acute kidney injury — develops rapidly over a few hours or a few days. Acute kidney failure is most common in people‚ who are already hospitalized‚ particularly in
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES 1. Group A Strep is least likely to cause which of the following complications: a) scarlet fever b) necrotizing faciitis c) impetigo d) subacute bacterial endocarditis e) glomerulonephritis 2. Septra is used in AIDS patients to prevent which opportunistic organism? a) Pneumocystis carinii b) M. tuberculosis c) S. pneumoniae d) CMV e) Cryptococcus 3. Severe bloody‚ afebrile diarrhea is associated with what bacterial infection? a) Salmonella infection
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NEED FOR NUTRITION PREGNANT & LACTATING WOMEN 1/20/2014 Jennell Attidore‚ Patricka Gibson‚ Helena Scotland TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION W.H.O. gave the definition for nutrition as the intake of food‚ considered in relation to the body’s dietary needs. They also defined good nutrition and poor nutrition; good nutrition is an adequate‚ well balanced diet combined with regular physical activity and is a cornerstone of good health. Poor nutrition
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Review Sheet Exercise 1 Cell Transport Mechanisms and Permeability Activity 1: Simulating Dialysis (Simple Diffusion) • Describe two variables that affect the rate of diffusion: Two variables that affect the rate of diffusion are size and concentration gradient. The molecular size vs the MWCO size of the membrane can either increase‚ decrease‚ or prevent diffusion. The greater the concentration gradient the greater the diffusion rate due to molecules moving from areas of higher concentration
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HCA/240 Kalkita Dodson Earl Benjamin February 2‚ 2012 * Scenario A: Acute renal failure. Ms. Jones‚ a 68-year-old female‚ underwent open-heart surgery to replace several blocked vessels in her heart. On her first day postoperatively‚ it was noted that she had very little urine output. * * What is happening to Ms. Jones’s
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A: * * Acute renal failure. Ms. Jones‚ a 68-year-old female‚ underwent open-heart surgery to replace several blocked vessels in her heart. On her first day postoperatively‚ it was noted that she had very little urine output. * * 1. What is happening to Ms. Jones’s kidneys‚ and why is it causing the observed symptom? Usually the kidney manages its own blood flow and GFR. When the kidneys become hypoperfused‚ such as in hypovolemia‚ heart failure‚ shock‚ the renal arteries narrowing
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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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ALI = How does acute kidney disease progress to chronic? Discuss renal ischemia‚ nephrotoxins‚ and various modifiable factors such as unmanaged diabetes‚ preeclampsia‚ obesity‚ cardiovascular disease‚ hypertension and kidney trauma. So‚ again‚ you basically need to say how acute kidney disease becomes chronic. Most of the evidence I have found suggests that is because of uncontrolled BP‚ nephrotoxic medications‚ and renal ischaemia. Don’t include how you get acute or chronic kidney disease (eg. diet
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kidneys are involved in blood pressure regulation‚ abnormally low or high blood pressure may develope. Complications of nephrotic syndrome may include venous thrombosis which occurs in the renal veins. Infection is due to leakage of immunoglobulins‚ bacteria such as influenzae‚ and streptococcus. Acute renal failure‚ despite the excess fluid in the tissues‚ there is less in the vasculature. Decreased blood flow to the kidneys will cause them to shutdown. Pulmonary edema is due to fluid leak‚ which
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