Renal FailureBen Langbehn

Objectives Terms Anatomy Types Causes Symptoms Tx By the Numbers

Terms Acute Renal Failure

(ARF) Oliguria Anuria Isothenuria Uremia Chronic Renal Failure End-Stage Renal

Failure (CRF) Reduced Nephron

Mass

Rhabdomyolysis Multiple Myolema Glomerulus Glomorulonephritis Reduced Renal

Mass Glucose Intolerance Hemodialysis Peritoneal Dialysis

Types Acute Renal Failure

(ARF)-Prerenal-Renal-Post-renal

-Chronic Renal Failure (CRF)

and End-Stage Renal

Failure

Prerenal Causes Hypovolemia Dehydration Poor intake of fluids Medication Loss of blood

supply to the kidney

Renal Causes Sepsis Medications Rhabdomyolysis Multiple Myeloma Acute

Glomerulonephritis

Glomerulonephritis

Post Renal Causes Obstruction of the

bladder or ureters Prostate cancer or

hypertrophy Tumors in the

abdomen Kidney stones

Chronic Renal Failure Causes

Most Common Poorly Controlled

Diabetes Poorly Controlled

High BP Chronic

Glomerulonephritis

Less Common Polycystic Kidney

Disease Reflux Nephropathy Kidney Stones Prostate Disease

Symptoms Metabolic Acidosis Inability to secrete

Potassium Increased urea in

the blood Anemia Generalized

weakness Loss of Appetite Lethargy

Fatigue Rapid breathing Increased BP Increased fluid

leading to CHF Coma

Treatment Transplant Renal Dialysis

• Hemodialysis• Peritoneal Dialysis

RO Unit

In America >250,000 people have

end-stage renal failure (Diabetes and HTN cause more than half)

50,000 die yearly 30,000 new cases of

CRF are diagnosed each year

The numbers of donors has been sufficient for about 1/3 of the people on the waiting list

Sources Cited Essentials of Paramedic Care (Second

Edition) Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology

(Seventh Edition) www.medicinenet.com www.venofer.com www.medindia.net www.uwhealth.org www.37point5.co.uk/healthcare/renal.ph

p www.medsci.org