Lab values
.5-1.2
What is the normal Creatinine level?
A congenital kidney disease that is mostly inherited. Can be dominate or recessive
What is polycystic kidney disease?
Drug therapy for Pyelonephritis includes this.
What are antibiotics?
Severe loss of protein into the urine, edema formation, and decreased plasma albumin levels due to increased glomerular permeability.
What is nephrotic syndrome?
Most specific lab value associated with kidney disease.
What is creatinine?
Obstructive disorder of the ureter.
What is hydroureter?
Removal of a kidney
What is nephrectomy?
Thickening of the nephron blood vessels, resulting in narrowing of the vessel lumen
What is nephrosclerosis?
Changes with protein intake.
What is BUN?
Edema, fluid overload, Proteinuria, smoke colored reddish brown urine, and low albumin levels.
What are the signs of glomerulonephritis?
Caution should be given with administering these two types of analgesics.
What is NSAIDs and Aspirin
A microvascular complication of either type I or type 2 diabetes.
What is diabetic nephropathy?
Compares blood creatinine and urine creatinine
What is creatinine clearance?
Bacterial infection in the kidney and renal pelvis.
What is pyelonephritis?
Sound waves are used to break up a kidney stone.
What is lithotripsy?
Removal of a kidney
What is nephrectomy?
This electrolyte elevates in kidney failure.
What is potassium?
Three types of obstructive disorders of the kidney. Caused by tumors, stones, trauma, structural defects, or fibrosis
What are hydronephrosis, hydroureter, and urethral stricture?
Secondary to pressure on GI system from enlarged kidneys when a person has polycystic kidney disease.
What is constipation?
Key features include fever, chills, tachycardia, tachypnea; flank, back or loin pain; abdominal discomfort; burning nausea and vomiting, urgency frequency, nocturia; general malaise or fatigue. Chronic form associated with structural defect.
What is pyelonephritis?