PPT-Kidney Function Tests (KFTs)

Objectives To have a knowledge about functional units and normal functions of the kidney To have an idea about some examples of renal diseases To know laboratory routine kidney function tests KFTs. Tidbit: Grow the Gradient. Context. Intro Bio, Anatomy & Physiology, Toxicology, Pharmacology, any course covering the kidney. 3, 50-minute sessions. Learning Goals. Students will understand structure and function of the mammalian kidney and how membrane transport processes are intrinsically integrated with kidney function.. CKD. Dialysis. Renal Transplant. Bones can break, muscles can atrophy, glands can loaf, even the brain can go to sleep without immediate danger to survival. But -- should kidneys fail.... neither bone, muscle, nor brain could carry on.. on . Chronic . Kidney . Disease. Maria Ferris, MD, MPH. PhD. Associate Professor. Director of the Pediatric Dialysis and Transplant Services. UNC Kidney Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. Akash. and his fan club. Nutrition Intervention. Identify chronic kidney disease (CKD). . Identify common co-morbidities and interventions to slow CKD progression. . Associate CKD complications with lab data, nutrition interventions and basic medications. . Tidbit: Grow the Gradient. Context. Intro Bio, Anatomy & Physiology, Toxicology, Pharmacology, any course covering the kidney. 3, 50-minute sessions. Learning Goals. Students will understand structure and function of the mammalian kidney and how membrane transport processes are intrinsically integrated with kidney function.. Dialysis experiment results and tests for NaCl and albumin (. start dialysis first. ). Kidney dissection . Urinalysis . Interpret dipstick with the help of a chart . Normal and abnormal constituents of urine . Epidemiology. CKD affects about 26 million people in the US. Approximately 19 million adults are in the early stages of the disease . On the rise do to increasing prevalence of diabetes and hypertension. Andrew . Narva. , MD, FASN & . Amy Barton . Pai. , PharmD, MHI, FASN, FCCP, FNKF. Andrew . Narva. , MD, FASN. No financial disclosures/conflicts of interest. Amy Barton . Pai. , PharmD, MHI, FASN, FCCP, FNKF. . Functions. Renal function tests; . Why. needed?. When should we assess renal function?. Older. . age. Family . history . of . Chronic . Kidney . disease. . (CKD). Decreased renal. . mass. Diabetes . ALT&AST . T.A. Bahiya M. Osrah. Liver Functions. The liver is in the upper right part of the abdomen. . The functions of the liver include: . 1-storing glycogen (fuel for the body) which is made from sugars. . !. Kidney . disease affects millions of people worldwide, including many children who may be at risk at an early age. . It . is therefore crucial that we encourage and facilitate education, early detection and a healthy life style in children, to fight the increase of preventable kidney diseases and to treat children with inborn and acquired disorders of the kidneys worldwide. . Structural . or functional abnormalities of the kidneys for . >. 3 months. . from early to late-stage disease, . Chronic Kidney Disease. as . manifested by either:. 1. Kidney . damage, with or without decreased GFR, as . Mohd. . . Aslam. Regulation of body fluid volume and . osmolality. Regulation of electrolyte balance. Regulation of acid-base balance. Excretion of waste products (urea, . creatinine. , ammonia, drugs,. Lab oratory Values for Persons with Chronic Kidney Disease /Not on Dialysis : What It Mean s When kidney function is reduced, certain substances begin to build up in the bloodstream. Blood and u