The patient under consideration has allegedly developed an Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). However, this disease implies specific types that differ in symptoms and treatment. It leads to the necessity to review the possible types and compare the patient’s information with their specificities. The variations of AKI include pre-renal AKI, acute...
Introduction After analyzing the symptoms and the results of diagnostic tests, one can suggest that the patient has a urinary tract infection (UTI). UTIs are characterized by painful urination or the inability to urinate (Flores-Mireles, Walker, Caparon, & Hultgren, 2015). Moreover, the urine of a person with a UTI is...
The purpose of this discussion is to respond to topic one regarding a 24-year-old woman with symptoms such as a sudden urgency to urinate, back pain, frequent urination, and pain during urination. Relevant questions to ask the patient, three possible differential diagnoses, pertinent physical examination, and diagnostics are given. An...
Justification of Choosing Outpatient Population After the complex surgery required for placing a nephrostomy tube into a patient’s kidney, the threat of an inflammation or any other complication that may aggravate a patient’s condition is highly probable. The described danger to a patient’s health increases as they are released from...
Abstract The presented paper is devoted to the peculiarities of the provision of care to patients who have experienced nephrostomy. The given procedure can be considered a complex one and demands additional knowledge from the personnel to work effectively and contribute to the improvement of outcomes and achievement of better...
In urinary tract infections (UTIs), patients receive hospital-acquired infections that pass to the urinary tract through catheterization for hospitalized patients. However, those in the community acquire the infections through different routes of transmission that directly enter the urinary system or through blood due to systemic infections. Catheters provide the surface...
Diagnosis and Anamnesis Given the symptoms and the results of the initial urine test, the most likely diagnosis is acute bilateral pyelonephritis. What typically causes this condition is a bacterial infection of the renal parenchyma. The bacteria usually ascend from the urinary tract and the bladder, later invading the kidneys....
Introduction Chronic renal failure (CRF), which is the final stage of chronic kidney disease, is a condition when kidneys fail to perform their function and respond to the needs of a body (Nasri & Rafieian-Kopaei, 2015). CRF is a life-threatening disease because kidney functioning cannot be restored in its final...
Introduction Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious health issue characterized by the loss of kidney function because of the damage to the kidney issue done by the decreased blood flow, inflammatory process, or an obstruction of the urinary tract (Thornburg & Gray-Vickrey, 2016). The given state can be dangerous...
Acute and chronic renal failure are diseases of the kidney that develop because of the failure of the kidney tissue to receive adequate oxygen. Acute renal failure has a sudden occurrence, unlike the chronic type of the disease that develops gradually. The primary cause of the acute form of the...
In diagnosing pyelonephritis, asking about the characteristics of the complaint and the previous treatment methods help a lot in defining the right diagnosis and suggesting methods of cure. Taking into consideration the chief complaint of the patient, it is very wise to put many questions about urination peculiarities and pain...
Clinical Manifestations Mr. C. demonstrates clinical manifestations which are commonplace among patients with obesity and health complications that are associated with co-morbidities in obese individuals. The first is rapid weight gain, characterized by an increase of over 100lbs in mass over a short period of 2-3 years, and significantly exceeding...
Introduction Risk Factor Lack of attention paid to lifestyle Unhealthy habits, including smoking Reduced consumption of saturated fats Constantly overeating after work Increased consumption of carbohydrates and sugar Flank and urination pain prove that the patient is likely to suffer from one of kidney and urinary tract disorders. Her condition...
Introduction Glomerulonephritis consists of a set of renal diseases presenting as a combination of hematuria, proteinuria, edema, and hypertension. Glomerulonephritis can be caused by a variety of disorders which are caused by glomerular injury with subsequent inflammation or potential renal failure. The pathogenesis of glomerulonephritis is not well-known, but it...
Introduction Mr. C. is a patient seeking consultation regarding a possible bariatric surgery to address his obesity. There are several clinical manifestations present which describe his health status. His weight obviously indicates obesity, with a BMI of approximately 45. He has a high blood pressure of 172/98 with a slightly...
Symptoms of pyelonephritis might vary and can include painful urination, chills, and fever; two of the mentioned symptoms the patient confirmed to have. I would advise the patient to drink liquids to flush bacteria from the urinary tract but only if they do not have kidney failure (NIH, 2017). Medical...
This paper assesses how to measure the following aspects related to implantable bioartificial kidney. Chronic kidney conditions have led to increased incidence of morbidity and mortality in patients. The end stage renal disease has created a significant interest for critical care physicians, nephrologists and researchers in bioartificial kidney device. Silicon...
Nephrostomy care is a crucial unit of healthcare institutions, which conduct renal surgeries and artificial filtrations for patients with severe kidney dysfunctions. Current advancements in technology allow healthcare centers to adopt and implement Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, which enables medical professionals to effectively treat people. Besides, data capture instruments...
Introduction The chronically ill group identified for the current care plan included individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD). This group was chosen for the care plan because of the increased attention to the illness as well as the negative impact it has on people’s lives. According to Healthy People (2016),...
Introduction Chronic kidney disease can be a stressful factor for a person when it is detected or occurs unexpectedly. It can turn into a long-term situation of frustration because the person finds physical and mental constraints to meet his or her needs. It is a critical situation in the human’s...
Introduction Psychological and physiological problems a person with a chronic disease has are the focus of health care specialists due to the increasing number of various diseases characterized by a chronic course. The overall objective of clinicians is to help patients to maintain a normal or close to the normal...
