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Acute glomerulonephritis - ANSWER-Inflammation of the renal glomeruli and
subsequent damage leading to hematuria, proteinuria, and azotemia.
Acute Tubular Necrosis (ATN) - ANSWER-damage to and potential death of the
renal tubules due to presence of toxins in urine, radio contrast, or to ischemia;
results in oliguria
End-stage renal disease - ANSWER-The final stage of chronic kidney disease
with less than 10% of renal function.
Acute renal failure - ANSWER-Condition that occurs when something, such as a
blockage, toxins, or sudden loss of blood flow causes a change in the filtering
function of the kidneys. Function is about 25% of normal.
Gout - ANSWER-Disorder of uric acid metabolism that causes painful
inflammation of the joints r/t elevated levels of uric acid in the blood and
deposits of uric acid crystals around the joints
, Renal calculi - ANSWER-kidney stones
Cystinuria - ANSWER-A genetic disorder of amino acid metabolism that
produces unusually high levels of cystine that are excreted in urine. Causes
stones.
urinary tract infection - ANSWER-Pathogen (usually E.coli) anywhere along the
urinary tract.
cystitis - ANSWER-inflammation of the bladder
glomerular filtration - ANSWER-The first step in urine formation in which
substances in blood pass through the glomerular capillary filtration membrane
and the filtrate enters the proximal convoluted tubule of the nephron.
Prerenal causes of renal failure - ANSWER-The most common cause of acute
kidney injury and results from inadequate kidney perfusion. (Poor perfusion
can be due to hypotension, hypovolemia, sepsis, inadequate cardiac output,
multi-organ dysfunction, etc...)
Intrarenal (intrinsic) causes of renal failure
(Acute Kidney Injury) - ANSWER-Can result from ischemic acute tubular
necrosis, or nephrotoxic acute tubular necrosis (exposure to radio contrast)
Post-renal causes of AKI - ANSWER-Rare, usually caused by obstruction that
affects the kidneys bilaterally
BUN - ANSWER-10-20 mg/dL Indicates hydration status
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