Nursing 3910A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Acute Kidney Injury, Chronic Kidney Disease, Arteriovenous Fistula
10 Dec 2016
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Renal disease: word of the week pruritus- itchiness (someone with advanced renal failure gets itchy, renal failure: Produces hormones that regulate essential body functions like blood pressure. Remove excess water from the body or retain it when needed. Occurs when the kidneys cannot remove the body"s metabolic waste. Disruption in endocrine and metabolic functions, fluid balance and acid base balance. Wide variety of systemic effects that occur with renal failure: acute renal failure: Sudden and almost complete loss of kidney function (gfr) over a period of hours to days. Oliguria 400 cc of urine output or less. Anuria 50 cc or less of urine output. The two indicators of renal failure are increased levels of creatinine and urea: causes of renal failure: Hypovolemia, hypertension, reduced cardiac output and heart failure. Obstruction of the kidney or lower urinary tract by tumor/ clot/ stone. Bilateral obstruction of the renal arteries or veins: categories of acute renal failure:
