PPT-The Pursuit of Prevention of Renal failure in an imperfect world-Is it possible in the

st century By Baskar WDHB Renal Service Auckland New Zealand Presented at 4 th International Conference on Nephrology and Therapeutics Baltimore USA International Society of Nephrology ISN and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations IFKF . . Dr.shahram.sajjadieh.MD . . nephrologist. IDENTIFICATION. Azotemia. Uremia or Uremic syndrome ARF (hours to days). RPRF(days to weeks). CRF (months to years). . Dr.shahram.sajjadieh.MD . . nephrologist. IDENTIFICATION. Azotemia. Uremia or Uremic syndrome ARF (hours to days). RPRF(days to weeks). CRF (months to years). acute kidney injury AKI is a sudden and usually reversible loss of renal function which develops over days or weeks and is usually accompanied by a reduction in urine volume. . A rasied creatinine level can be due to acute, acute on chronic of chronic kidney disease.. Senior Nursing Lecturer. BGI. Definition. . ARF Is . the rapid breakdown of renal (. kidney) function . that occurs when high levels of uremic . toxins (waste . products of the body's . metabolism) accumulate . By. Dr. . Hayam. . Hebah. Associate professor of Internal Medicine. AL . Maarefa. College. ACUTE RENAL FAILURE. AKI:. It is . sudden. and usually . reversible. loss of kidney function which develops over days or weeks and . Dr. Mohd. Aslam. Anatomy. Basic Renal Physiology. . Nephron. is the functional unit of the kidney. Capable of forming urine, has two major. components:. – . Glomerulus. – Tubule:. • proximal. Renal failure. Renal failure is defined as a significant loss of renal function in both kid. . to . the point of about 10-20% of the GFR.. Renal failure may . occure. as an acute and rapidly progressing process or may present as chronic form in which there is a progressive loss of renal function over a many yrs.. Diuretics . Mohammed Al-Manna . Doctor of pharmacology and therapeutics. Filtration rate = GFR. Edema . Edema. is movement of fluid from vascular compartment into . interstitial space.. Edema is normal response of the body to injury or inflammation .. Zaidi. Assistant Professor. Department of Nutrition Science. School of Health Science. CSJMU. What is kidney/renal failure?. M. eans one or both kidneys can no longer function well on their own. Sometimes, kidney failure is temporary (Acute) and . Notes about renal system:. 25 % of cardiac output goes to kidneys.. Kidney is a . multilobular. structure, composed of up to 18 lobules, each lobule composed of . nephrons. .. Each . nephron. has a . Acute Renal Failure. Definitions. Azotemia. - the accumulation of nitrogenous wastes. Uremia. - symptomatic renal failure. Oliguria. - urine output < 400-500 mL/24 hours. Anuria. - urine output < 100 mL/24 hours. The patient is a 41 year-old male who has a longstanding history of hypertension and diabetes and presents with a complaint of . pruritis. , lethargy, lower extremity edema, nausea and emesis. He denies any other medical illnesses.. DR WAQAR. MBBS, MRCP, Internal Med. (London). MRCP, Endo.& Diabetes( London). ASST. PROFESSOR. NORMAL FUNCTIONS. OF THE KIDNEYS. Excretion of wastes ( Urea, . creatinine. ) . Acid-base balance ( excretion of acids produced in the body). Presented by. Rama . Shukla. Assistant Professor. LNCP,BHOPAL.