NURS 3012- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 34 pages long!)

• School: Memorial University
• Department: Nursing
• Course: NURS 3012
• Professor: Lori Robbins

Document Summary

Acute glomerulonephritis (agn) & nephrotic syndrome: acute glomerulonephritis and nephrotic syndrome are both glomerular diseases, resulting in: 10-21 days later, signs and symptoms of apsgn occur: nephrotic syndrome (ns) is a condition where the filters" in the kidney become. If a disease is primary, this means that it can happen without any other precipitating factors (agn/ns is the only condition). If a disease is secondary, however, this means that it was precipitated by something else: for example, apsgn is secondary as it occurs as a result of a streptococcal infection. Likewise, nephrotic syndrome is also secondary in conditions such as lupus. ** the most common symptoms are glomerular dysfunction (proteinuria and hematuria) and hypertension. Apsgn: apsgn can occur at any age but affects primarily early school-age children, the peak age of onset is about 6-7 years. It is uncommon in children younger than 2 years of age: apsgn occurs after a streptococcal infection that contains certain strains of group a.