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Explain the anatomy of the kidney

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renal capsule
cortex
medulla
renal pelvis

Nephron
- ascending loop of henle
- descending loop of henle
pertitubular cappilaries
proximal tubule
glomerulus
distal tubule
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What are the by products of the kidneys filtration?

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H+

  • waste product
  • by product of H2O
  • needs to get it out, if it is not excreted metabolic acidosis

Urea

  • waste product
  • By product of protein
  • made in the liver filtered through kidneys
  • high levels of urea means the kidneys are not functioning well
  • Heart failure and dehydration can also cause this

creatinine

  • waste product
  • by product of muscle contraction
  • decrease in kidney function when there is high levels
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What is the function of the kidney?

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  • Keeping the concentrations of various ions and other important substances constant
  • Keeping the volume of water in your body constant
  • Removing wastes from your body
  • Keeping the acid/base concentration of your blood constant
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Explain reabsorption?

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Once inside the lumen of the nephron, small molecules, such as ions, glucose and amino acids, get reabsorbed from the filtrate

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Finish this sentence

If it doesn’t go into the potty __________

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It stays in the body

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What are some common kidney disorder?

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  • Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
  • Chronic Kidney Disease
  • End-stage Kidney Disease
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What is renal insufficiency?

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Kidneys are unable to remove accumulated metabolites from the blood, leading to altered fluid, electrolyte and acid–base balance

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What are the 3 categories of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

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Prerenal
Intrinsic
Postrenal

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Explain Pre renal and give an example of something that can affect the body prerenally

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any condition decreasing renal blood flow, causing subsequent hypo perfusion

Ø Causes are factors external to the kidneys that reduce
renal blood flow: Severe dehydration, heart failure, ↓ CO
Ø Decreases glomerular filtration rate, causes oliguria

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Explain Intrinsic (intra renal) and give an example of something that can affect the body intrarenally

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acute damage to the Kidneys themselves

Ø Conditions causing direct damage to kidney tissue
Ø Results from prolonged ischaemia, nephrotoxins
Ø Acute tubular necrosis (ATN)
• Results from ischaemia, nephrotoxins, or sepsis
• Severe ischaemia causes disruption in basement
membrane
• Nephrotoxic agents cause necrosis of tubular
epithelial cells (CT contrast)
• Potentially reversible

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What needs to be done after having CT contrast?

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Flush it out with lots of fluids

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Explain Postrenal and give an example of something that can affect the body post renally

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Any condition that obstructs the outflow of urine

Ø Causes include:
• Benign prostatic hyperplasia
• Prostate cancer
• Calculi
• Trauma
• Extrarenal tumors
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What are the manifestations of AKI?

3 phases, explain each

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• Oliguric phase
– Waste product accumulation: Elevated BUN and serum creatinine levels
– Neurologic disorders: Fatigue and difficulty concentrating, Seizures, stupor, coma

• Diuretic phase
– Daily urine output is 1 to 3L, may reach 5L or more
– Monitor for hyponatraemia, hypokalaemia, and dehydration

• Recovery phase
– Up to 12 months for kidney function to stabilise

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How is AKI classified
(5 classifications)
RIFLE

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Risk
injury
failure
loss
end-stage
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For the Risk classification what is the serum creatinine/ GFR level and Urine output?

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Increased creatinine × 1.5 or decrease in GFR > 25%

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For the Injury of kidneys what is the serum creatinine/ GFR level and Urine output?

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Increased creatinine × 2 or decrease GFR > 50%

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for the Failure of kidneys what is the serum creatinine/ GFR level and Urine output?

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increased creatinine × 3 or decrease in GFR > 75%

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Loss of functioning happens at how many weeks?

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Complete loss of kidney function > 4 weeks

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End - stage kidney disease happens at how many months?

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End-stage kidney disease > 3 months

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What diagnostic studies can be done for AKI?

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– Thorough history
– Serum creatinine
– Urinalysis
– Kidney ultrasonography 
– Renal scan
– Computed tomography (CT) scan
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What multidisciplinary care needs to be done for the patient?

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– Ensure adequate intravascular volume and cardiac output
– Closely monitor fluid intake during oliguric phase
– Hyperkalaemia
– Nutritional therapy

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What is the treatment for Prerenal, intra renal, postrenal?

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Pre-renal
– restoring blood flow to kidneys 
Intra-renal
– treating intrinsic disease e.g. glomerulonephritis
Post-renal
– removing an obstruction
23
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What are the 3 ways for renal replacement therapy?

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  • Haemodialysis
  • Peritoneal dialysis
  • Renal transplantation
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What is dialysis and why is it used?

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• Movement of fluid/molecules across a semipermeable membrane from one compartment to another
• Used to correct fluid/electrolyte imbalances and to remove waste products in renal failure
• Treat drug overdoses
• Two methods of dialysis available – Peritoneal dialysis (PD)
– Haemodialysis (HD)

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When is dialysis done?
• Begun when patient’s uraemia can no longer be adequately managed conservatively • Initiated when GFR (or creatinine clearance) is less than 15 mL/min • Ultrafiltration – Water and fluid removal – Results when there is an osmotic gradient across the membrane
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Explain Chronic Kidney Disease including early symptoms and late symptoms and GFR
* Slowly and insidiously there is irreversible damage to the kidneys * CKD is diagnosed when Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) is 90) * Early symptoms: NONE, except proteinuria * Late symptoms: nocturia, nausea, itch, vomiting, headaches, breathlessness and weight loss
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what are the 6 stages of CKD
1,2,3a,3b,4,5
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What happens in Stage 1 of CKD?
normal or increased GFR >90 Diagnosis and treatment CVD risk reduction Slow progression
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What happens in Stage 2 of CKD?
Kidney damage with mild decreased GFR (60-89) | Elimination of progression
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What happens in Stage 3a of CKD?
Moderate decreased GFR (45-59) | Evaluation and treatment of complications
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What happens in Stage 3b of CKD?
Moderate to severe decreased GFR (30-45) More frequent evaluation treatment of complications
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What happens in Stage 4 of CKD?
Severe decrease in GFR (15-29) Preparation for kidney replacement therapy (dialysis, kidney transplant)
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What happens in Stage 5 of CKD?
Kidney failure <15 or dialysis Renal replacement therapy (if uraemia is present and pt desires treatment)
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What electrolyte imbalances can occur?
• Potassium - Hyperkalaemia (Fatal dysrhythmias) • Sodium – Elevated – Because of impaired excretion, sodium is retained (Water is retained: Oedema, hypertension, CHF) • Metabolic acidosis – Inability of kidneys to excrete acid load. Defective reabsorption/regeneration of bicarbonate
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Give 2 signs and symptoms from the Haemotologic system
– Anaemia – Bleeding tendencies – Infection
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Give 2 signs and symptoms from the Cardiovascular system
– Hypertension – Heart failure – Peripheral oedema – Dysrhythmias
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Give 2 signs and symptoms from the Respiratory system
– Dyspnea may occur with fluid overload - pulmonary oedema - respiratory infections
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Give 2 signs and symptoms from the Gastrointestinal system
``` – Every part of GI system is affected • Cause: excessive urea – Mucosal ulcerations – GI bleeding – Anorexia, nausea, vomiting, constipation ```
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Give 2 signs and symptoms from the Neurologic system
– Altered mental ability – Seizures – Coma
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Give 2 signs and symptoms from the Reproductive system
– Infertility – Decreased libido – Low sperm counts
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Give 2 signs and symptoms of Psychologic changes
– Personality and behavioural changes – Withdrawal – Depression
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What treatments can be used?
Antihypertensive therapy Dyslipidaemia Nutritional therapy
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What nursing managements can be done?
• Health promotion • Acute intervention – Daily weight and daily BPs – Identify signs and symptoms of fluid overload and hyperkalaemia – Strict dietary adherence – Medication teaching – Motivate patients in management of their disease • Ambulatory and home care – When conservative therapy is no longer effective, HD, PD, and transplantation are treatment options

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