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1
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Creatinine and chloride increased in the urine levels indicates

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Renal dysfunction

2
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Pyelonephritis is

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Inflammation and infection of one/both upper urinary tracts - ureter, renal pelvis or the kidneys. The renal pelvis is the funnel like structure that drains urine into the ureter.

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Acute Pyelonephritis is usually caused by

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ascending infection bacteria start by colonising the lower urinary tract E.coli bacteria and often treated with fluoroquinolone (inhibitors of DNA replication).

4
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Chronic pyelonephritis and recurrent kidney infection

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Leads to fibrotic changes, prevents elimination of bacteria, tubular destruction, atrophy/dilation

5
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Glomerulonephritis caused by

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Primary injury to glomerulus including immunological disorders, drugs/toxins, infections (viral/bacterial) or ischemia and ROS

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Pyelonephritis is also called

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Renal dysfunction

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Diagnosis of renal dysfunction

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Elevated creatinine and blood urea, nitrogen (BUN) loss of h20, Na, k

8
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A UTI

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is an infection of the urinary tract (bladder/ureter/kidneys/urether)

9
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Risk factors for pyelonephritis

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Female sex,
Sexual intercourse,
Indwelling catheter,
DM,
Urinary tract obstruction,
vesicoureteral reflux (urine moves backwards from the bladder)
10
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Vesicoureteral orifice is

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the valve between urethra and the bladder only has a one-way opening.

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Symptoms of acute pyelonephritis

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Fever,
nausea/vomitting,
Leukocytes increased WBC in blood and urine,
Flank pain,
increased cretanine and blood urea nitrogen.

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Treament of acute pyelonephritis

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Anitbiotics - fluroquinolones (inhibit DNA replication)

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Complications of Pyelonephritis

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Renal abcess or recurrent infections causing chronic pyelonephritis due to atrophy of tubules (papillary necrosis) and fibrous tissue