Proteinuria Essays

  • Patient with Nephrotic Syndrome

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    Hypoalbuminaemia is a predominantly events that occur due to losses of protein urinary. In response to this, hepatic albumin synthesis increased but they are still insufficient to prevent the fall in the serum albumin concentration. Proteinuria, Nephrotic range proteinuria is almost invariably due to glomerular disease.

  • Percocet Research Paper

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    Percocet: Urinary System Percocet is a prescription drug made up of two different components; acetaminophen (pain reliever and fever reducer) and oxycodone (an opioid that binds to opioid receptors to produce morphine like effects). The initial use of percocet results in an euphoric sensation for the user. The drug causes the brain to receive a different signal about the pain and therefore will release dopamine to the body (“How Long Does Percocet Stay in your System?”). When percocet is prescribed

  • Protein in Urine During Pregnancy

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    Routine urine tests are part of prenatal visits to screen for infection or other conditions. Testing for the presence of protein in the urine (proteinuria) is necessary to determine if your kidney function is normal. Although proteins are normally absent in the urine, having a small amount of it during pregnancy is common. It can indicate kidney dysfunction, but it can also be related to infection, stress, or other conditions that need to be evaluated further. Causes of Protein in Urine During

  • Essay On Preeclampsia

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    Preeclampsia and eclampsia are mysterious aliments affecting about 5-8% of all pregnant women (http://www.preeclampsia.org/health-information/about-preeclampsia). Symptoms of preeclampsia do not usually appear until 20 weeks gestation. Hypertension and proteinuria are the first two clinical signs confirming a diagnosis of preeclampsia. The disease is a multisystem, vasospastic disorder causing reduced organ perfusion with symptoms ranging from mild to severe. A systolic blood pressure reading of 140 and a

  • Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension (PIH) and Preeclampsia

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    Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH) and Preeclampsia A. Discussion of disease/condition 1. Incidence Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH) is a multi-organ disease process that develops as a result of pregnancy and regresses in the postpartum period. It usually develops after 20 weeks of gestation in a woman who had normal blood pressure. It is defined as an elevation of systolic and diastolic pressures equal to or above 140/90 mm Hg. In clinical practice, the terms PIH and preeclampsia

  • Spring Fever Archetypes

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    Overview: Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (HSP) is an inflammatory disorder, more commonly known as Spring Fever. It coined this nickname from the high occurrence in the beginning of spring, triggered by respiratory illnesses from winter. HSP was first noted in 1801 by Dr. William Heberden, a london physician, who made case notes on a young boy aged five that was displaying, what we know to now be, typical HSP symptoms. HSP is a type of vasculitis, or inflammation of the blood vessels, that targets mainly

  • Understanding Minimal Change Disease in Nephrotic Syndrome

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    production of a glomerular permeability factor. This circulating factor directly affects the glomerular capillary wall, resulting in marked proteinuria and foot process fusion (Up-to-date, 2017). MCD characterized by the following findings: elevated serum creatinine, 1.4 mg/dl, estimated glomerular filtration rate greater than 72 mL/min per 1.73 m2, proteinuria 9.9 g/day, hematuria, serum albumin 2.2 g/dL, serum cholesterol 421 mg/dL, hypertension, acute renal failure (Up-to-date, 2017). Critical

  • Goodpasture Syndrome Case Study

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    1. Goodpasture syndrome it is a unique and rare autoimmune disease characterized by a type II hypersensitivity reaction leading to formation of antiantibodies against the glomerular basement membrane (GBM). These anti-GBM antibodies attack α 3 chain of the type IV collagen cells located in the renal glomeruli and pulmonary alveoli. The result of this interaction expresses in inflammatory responses and tissue damages in the kidneys and the lungs. In the Goodpasture syndrome, the T- and B- cell

  • Nursing Case Study On Creatinine

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    rhythm. Lungs: Clear. Extremities: No edema. ASSESSMENT AND PLAN 1. Acute on chronic renal failure, hypertension and vascular disease are the most likely cause of his chronic kidney disease due to the long duration of diabetes and lack of proteinuria. Baseline creatinine can be summarized as being around 2.5 from 2014 to 12/2016. It is now 3.7, due to his wound infection and possibly vancomycin toxicity. 2. Hypertension. Adequate control given illness. We do not want his pressure to run

  • Causes Of Gestational Diabetes

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    hypertension and preeclampsia during birth. Hypertension during pregnancy is when the woman will develop a blood pressure of 140/90. Hypertension is a dangerous factor considering that it can lead to other problems during pregnancy such as edema, proteinuria, and effects on the fetus. Edema can occur when inc... ... middle of paper ... ...n level in the blood which is hyperbilirubinemia. The woman’s baby may be at risk for also developing diabetes and obesity. If you have had gestational diabetes

  • Glomerulonephritis Essay

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    Glomerulonephritis is also known glomerular nephritis or glomerular disease. Glomerulonephritis is a disease or group of disease that affects the part of the kidney that filters blood. It is also characterized by inflammation of glomeruli. It is a very small blood vessels in the kidneys that act as tiny filters. This type of disease damages the kidney’s ability to remove waste and excess fluids from the body. The damaged may also starve the protein blood, that end up being excreted from the body

  • Treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme (GMB)

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    Glioblastoma Multiforme (GMB) is the most common form of primary malignant brain tumor in adults. With the current standard therapy, median survival time hovers just over 12 months. This incurable disease is devastating with a median survival time of 6-8 months from time of recurrence (J10). The current standard of therapy at first diagnosis consists of surgery followed by radiotherapy with concommittant and adjuvant chemotherapy using the agent temozolamide (TMZ) (Multiple sources). In 2003

  • Hantavirus

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    Hantavirus Hantavirus is a virus in the Bunyaviridae family of viruses. Dr. Lee Ho Wang from Korea discovered Hantavirus in the early 1950s. Though the virus is commonly found in rodents, it does not cause disease in the rodents. Disease results when the virus is transmitted to humans. A common way of contracting Hantavirus is from breathing in dust that has been contaminated by an infected rodent’s saliva, feces or urine or the infected dust gets into broken skin. It is also transmitted by the

  • The Renin-Aldosterone System

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    RAAS System The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) consists of a complex endocrine regulatory pathway and several less studied local autocrine/paracrine systems. RAAS is an important part of many pathologic conditions including hypertension, heart failure, and renal disease. The classical endocrine RAAS is activated predominantly by decrease in renal blood flow. This system works primarily through the heart, blood vessels, and Kidneys to regulate blood pressure; and controls water and electrolyte

  • Pre-eclampsia And Eclampsia Disorders In Pregnant Women

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    Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are also likely to develop, with characteristic tissue swelling and proteinuria. In extreme full flown eclampsia ( convulsions or coma) may occur. Women with chronic hyperten... ... middle of paper ... ...to the uterus is compromised and growth and oxygenation of the fetus are jeopardized. Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are also likely to develop, with characteristic tissue swelling and proteinuria. In extreme full flown eclampsia ( convulsions or coma) may occur. Women with chronic

  • Miracles

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    Miracles do happen; I personally think that it is a life check to realize what is important in life. What will I face today First of all, my parents have their own business called Rainbow Vacuum. They have been doing this for twenty-nine years. It was the day after my twelfth birthday and the day before a concert I was thrilled about going to. Well my dad fixed the ladies vacuum and wanted to collect the customer’s money before going to a concert the next day for my birthday present. It was late

  • Hypertension Research Paper

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    is not resolved by medication, change in vision or seeing spots before their eyes, abdominal pain in the epigastric area that radiates to the right flank. Objective findings for\\ this patient will be changes in reflexes, decreased urine output, proteinuria or hematuria, rapid weight gain, and swelling of the feet, hands and face. In more severe cases, an electrocardiogram may reveal myocardial

  • Glomerulonephritis Research Paper

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    Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetes Insipidus, and Glomerulonephritis are all diseases that affect the kidneys, along with other organs in the body. All three of these diseases are complicated and cause different signs and symptoms. Although a preliminary urine test can show the possibility of each of these diseases, they must be confirmed by further testing and treated accordingly. In this paper, I will discuss how Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetes Insipidus, and Glomerulonephritis are diagnosed and the treatment

  • Breathing Rate Homeostasis

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    for those afflicted who have a large amount of extra fluid within the body. Two further conditions are associated with this disease and those are nephritic syndrome and nephrotic syndrome. Nephrotic syndrome is characterised by the presence of proteinuria within the urine and this release of protein from the body can adversely affect osmotic processes in the body, leading towards irregular dehydration of the cells and pooling of fluids elsewhere in the body in the form of oedema, mainly noticeable

  • Hyponatremia Case Study

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    A 72-year-old male presents to his physician, complaining that he is coughing blood-tinged sputum. The patient states that he has been a heavy smoker all of his life and has coughed up yellow sputum every morning for years now, but the sputum has never had blood in it before. On review of systems, the patient says that he has been feeling tired recently and has lost 5.4 kg (12 lb) despite no change in his diet. Vital signs: Temp 37.2ºF (99°F), blood pressure 110/76 mmHg, heart rate 88 beats/min