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KIDNEY DISEASE - Coggle Diagram
KIDNEY DISEASE
Statistics:
- Kidney disease is more common in women (14%) than men (12%)
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- Leukocytes in urine: A normal range in the urine is lower than in the blood, and may be from 0-5 WBCs per high power field (wbc/hpf).
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Detecting kidney disease
Urinary tests: If glucose, blood cells, toxins or proteins are present in urine, they indicate disease
Glucose: indicates possible DIABETES since high blood glucose results in incomplete reabsorption. Method: The health care provider uses a dipstick made with a color-sensitive pad. The color the dipstick changes to tells the provider the level of glucose in your urine.
Proteins: can indicate diseases such as PKU (phenylketonuria) or hormonal conditions such as hCG (indicates pregnancy). Method: the urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio
Blood cells: can indicate urinary infection (since in an infections white blood cells accumulate in the site of damage to fight the infection) or cancer. Method: urinalysis
Toxins or drugs: these can be detected and classified as performance enhancing rugs for example. Method: The Comprehensive Urine Element Profile
BLOOD in urine can indicate NEPHRITIS which is swelling of the nephrons reducing the kidney's ability to filtrate waste from blood. Other symptoms of this include high blood pressure, decreased urine output and swelling of the body.