Renal Insufficiency

Question 1

Renal Insufficiency

Answer 1

Decrease in renal function resulting in a decrease in the GFR and a reduction in the clearance of solutes; naturally, GFR decreases naturally with aging

Question 2

Renal Insufficiency Causes

Answer 2

Hypertensive nephrosclerosis
Glomerulonephritis
Diabetic nephropathy
Interstitial nephritis
Polycystic kidney disease

Question 3

Renal insufficiency Signs/Symptoms

Answer 3

Patients are often asymptomatic until the late stages of disease
There is direct relationship between nephron loss and renal function
Systemic changes not evident until overall renal function is less than 20–25% of normal