Renal Disorders Flashcards
Renal agenesis
Complete failure of kidney
Bilateral or unilateral
Renal hypoplasia
Kidneys are small ins Zoe, unilateral usually
Hypertension
Renal dysplasia
Can effect all or part of kidney
Cystic disease of kidney
Can be single or multiple
Usually hereditary
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Most common inherited kidney disease
Nephronophitis
Small kidneys and multiple cysts
Young age
Medullary cystic kidney disease
Small kidneys (adult onset) disease
Acute post infection glomerulonephritis
Occurs after infections with certain strains of group A - B hemolytic streptococci
Most common in underprivileged populations
Acute pyelonephritis
Bacterial infection (usually E-coli)
Acute kidney injury
Abrupt onset, often reverisible
Prerenal injury
Most common, characterized by marked decrease in renal blood flow
Post renal injury
Results from obstruction of iron outflow from the kidneys
Nítrate nap injury
Damage to kidney itself
Pruritis
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Innate immunity
Natural immunity (early rapid response)