Urinary/ Kidney Disorders

Question 1

Kidney Stones

description? symptoms (4)? cause (3)?

Answer 1

(Ureters blocked)
Formed from calcium and uric acid crystals
Symptoms: severe pain, nausea, chills, fever
Cause: not enough water intake, gout, IBS

Question 2

Gout

def? description? ex (2)? symptoms? most common in?

Answer 2

Form of arthritis (joint pain) (clothes can’t even touch) (smaller joints that flex alot)
Build up of uric acid in blood
-Too much red meat, alcohol, rich foods
Symptoms: -Sudden attack of severe pain in area, redness, tenderness in joints
-Most common in elbow, big toe

Question 3

Nephritis

def? symptoms (3)? cause (4)?

Answer 3

Inflammation of kidney (nephrons don’t work right)
Symptoms: Reduced urination, edema, blood or cloudy urine (flu-like as well)
Cause: poisons, lupus, medicines, other kidney conditions

Question 4

Cystitis

def? cause? symptom?

Answer 4

Bladder infection
Cause: E coli bacteria
Symptoms: painful, frequent urination

Question 5

Kidney Failure

what are the two types

Answer 5

Acute Kidney Failure

Chronic Kidney Failure (aka chronic kidney disease)

Question 6

Acute Kidney Failure

Answer 6

Lack of urine produced

Cause: nephritis, injury, heart failure, poisoning

Question 7

Chronic Kidney Failure

Answer 7

Gradual loss of kidney function
Cause: other diseases that causes gradual kidney damage over months or years
Ex) diabetes, high BP, lupus, recurring kidney infections

Question 8

What do they use to treat kidney failure?

Answer 8

dialysis non-blood & blood