Renal Disease Flashcards
What is renal disease
Renal means kidney
It’s when the kidneys are damaged and progressively lose their function such as not filtering blood
What does renal function do for our bodies
. Maintain normal body fluid
. Essential for excretion of waste, products and drugs
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What are the causes of loss of renal function
What are the impacts on chronic kidney disease
What are the metabolic affects in renal disease
Thirst, urination at night, glucose in urine, electrolyte disturbances
What are the cardiovascular affects of renal disease
. Hypertension
. Atheroma
What are the neuromuscular affects of renal disease
Headache’s, drowsiness, tremors
What are other affects of renal disease
Bruises, rashes and prone to infection
What are the haematological factors of renal disease
What are the signs and symptoms of renal disease
Weight loss, shortness of breath (dyspnoea), blood in urine (haematuria), swollen ankles due to water retention
What is the general management of renal disease
What do patients need to take after getting a transplant
Patients need to take medication, they need to be immunosuppressed
They take: corticosteroids, azathioprine, cyclosporine
What are the dental relevance of renal disease
+ Bleeding tendencies
What are clinical dental relevances
