Kidneys deel 3

Question 1

What is the main difference between acute & chronic renal damage?

Answer 1

Acute = often Reversible
Chronic = often Irreversible

Question 2

What are symptoms of ACUTE renal damage?

Answer 2

-Loss of renal function
-decreased urine

Question 3

What types of ACUTE renal damage is there?

Answer 3

-PRErenal
-renal
-POSTrenal

Question 4

What happens in acute renal damage -> PRE-renal ?

Answer 4

Reduced GFR caused by blood loss, dehydration or heart failure

Question 5

What happens when you have decreased GFR?

Answer 5

Substances that will normally be excreted stay in the blood

Question 6

What causes acute renal damage -> -renal? (3)

Answer 6

-disease
-inflammation of renal tissue
-nephrotoxins

Question 7

What happens in acute renal damage -renal? (2)

Answer 7

Damage to nephrons
Decreased GFR

Question 8

What happens in acute renal damage -> POST-renal? (3)

Answer 8

-obstruction urine output -> kidney stones, tumors
-change in urine volume
-damage depends on obstruction

Question 9

What causes Chronic renal damage? (4)

Answer 9

-auto-immunity
-diabetes
-high blood pressure
-cysts

Question 10

What can chronic renal damage result in?

Answer 10

• End-stage Renal Failure (ERF)
  (Takes a long time for symptoms to show)