Chronic Effects Of Chronic Kidney Disease

David Trujillo is a 29-year-old man who was born with renal dysplasia, which caused his kidneys to be too small to work correctly. He has needed four kidney transplants in his life, receiving the first when he was four years old. One kidney came from his father, his aunt, his uncle, and his brother. All four transplants have been successful, and without the transplants Trujillo would have to receive dialysis three times a week for four hours a day (Knoll, 2012). Trujillo’s family has been remarkably generous in donating their own kidneys to keep Trujillo alive. Others, however, are not as lucky as Trujillo.

Enworom, C. D., & Tabi, M. (2015). Evaluation of Kidney Desiase Education On Clinical Outcomes and Knowledge of Self-Management Behaviors of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. Neprology Nursing Journal, 363-373.

will cut dialysis costs and save lives, of both patients in need of new kidneys and

Ms. Cabral continues to be a resource to help resolve patient care problems as they arise. She has always been flexible with scheduling and worked extra hours to manage staffing needs. Ms. Cabral is a contributor to the Dialysis Quarterly Newsletter, written to educate the Veterans’ about various topics in dialysis, keep them abreast of the often many changes occurring in the unit, and allow the Veteran’s to showcase things important to them in promoting their well- being and adjustment to being on dialysis. She also contributes to the newsletter written by the Social Worker when a patient dies, which is sent to the family filling them with the memories we will always

Mark is a four year old male who has been diagnosed with chronic renal failure. Mark has two older brothers, John and Max. His mom, Carol, is a teacher at the local elementary school. His dad, Mike, is a community police officer. Mark goes to preschool from 0800-1200 four days a week. They live in a rural community in small four bedroom house with their dog, Bruno. Everyone in the community seems close and supportive. Both Mark’s older brothers caught strep throat at school and then Mark caught it. The strep wasn’t treated for two weeks as his mother thought his symptoms were allergies. Mark was in the clinic with his mom with symptoms of decreased urine output, rusty colored urine, and swelling of the abdomen. The doctor diagnosed him

Kidney failure has spread immensely throughout the United States for the past decade. There are many causes for kidney failure, but the top two in the U.S. are Diabetes and Hypertension. Before this research project, I was not aware of how common Chronic Kidney Disease is amongst us, especially since it ranges from birth to old age. One in 10 adults within the age of 20 or older has been diagnosed with kidney disease in the U.S., (Davita.com). This disease causes a complete lifestyle change and with the right educational tools, diet, compliance, and support from family and friends, the patient should be able to keep living without any complications.

The kidneys are essential towards the human body; They maintain fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance. Also, they excrete waste products, like urine, help control blood pressure, and blood cell production. The nephrons inside the kidneys, responsible for removing waste products, can become damaged. Thus, will be the start of kidney disease. Chronic Kidney Disease is constant nephron damage for several years. In Addition to the damage of the nephrons there’s a decrease in glomerular filtration rate (GFR). GFR is a test that measures how well your kidneys are working. One of the major causes of CKD is diabetes and hypertension. (Silberberg, 2015) If CKD progress without the proper medical help, it will result to kidney failure and a transplant or dialysis may be necessary. Along with all other diseases, kidney diseases have a negative effect on metabolism, nutritional status and nutritional requirements. Patients with chronic kidney disease should limit their intake on protein, sodium, potassium, calcium and phosphorus (Dudek., 2014) The purpose of this paper is to discuss the macro and micronutrients important to prevent chronic kidney disease.

In the history of a chronic kidney disease patient, I found that both of his parents have passed away. While his mother and father did get a divorce after he graduated high school, their separation made them stronger, and better parents. My patient has two sisters, both older, the middle one with mental illnesses of schizophrenia and paranoia. This creates a dysfunctional communication pattern within the sibling structure, the middle sister is difficult to communicate with, due to the feeling of abandonment. He was never married, but 16 years ago, found out that he had a daughter with an old girlfriend. She is now 32 years old. Now, he also has a granddaughter. Due to his disability and lack of mobility, he is only able to keep in touch with them through the internet and phone.

The human body contains a variety of biological systems each responsible to handle important functions for everyday living. The organs system works together to form a common function. If any of these systems are compromised, the human body will begin to fail and eventually death will happen. If the failure happens one system can’t be fixed by another system. For example, the urinary system which includes the kidneys, bladder, ureters and also the urethra. This is also called the renal system. The renal system helps to remove waste products from the body, regulate electrolytes, regulate acid-base homeostasis, blood volume and maintain blood pressure. Kidney disease that leads to renal failure can be life changing but with kidney dialysis

A negative perception of illness brings unhappiness and depression. For example, Clarice and her family’s life will not be the same as planned (“they have carefully planned the trips they would eventually take abroad when they retired”). Perception and acceptance improves when illness is viewed as something that occurs within a setting. Nurses and heath professional can help and encourage patients like Clarice and her family to viewing illness as a part of life allows. Therefore, this will allow patients to live more fully in the present. Thanks to the discovery of dialysis, ESRD patients are not dying within weeks as they did before. “It is one of the few treatments covered by Medicare for patients”. As Nurses, we have to widespread access

In the article “Facilitating Change in Medical -Surgical Units Through an Educational Program on Chronic Kidney Disease” by Mary Ann S. Isales, exhibits the concerns of insufficient knowledge regarding with chronic kidney disease among professional medical-surgical nurses. The sole purpose of this article is due to the fact that an experimental analysis by Barrantes discovered that chronic kidney disease has become an extensive health issue; as a result, patient’s mortality has increased by seven folds. Furthermore, another case has a correlation with chronic kidney disease as it unfolds that five percent of hospitalized patients in noncritical areas will result in developing this atrocious condition. In spite of the concerns of obtaining this

The kidney is a body organ that filters blood for the secretion of urine and that regulates ion concentrations. When the kidneys can no longer function properly, it causes a kidney disease which can shut down and waste can be released into the blood flow. When kidneys can no longer function to sustain day to day life, it is diagnosed as chronic kidney disease (CKD) or end stage renal disease (ESRD).

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an irreversible condition that progresses causing kidney dysfunction and then to kidney failure. It is classified by a GFR of <60mL/min for longer than 3 months. There are five stages of CKD: Stage 1 has kidney damage but has a GFR ≥ 90. Stage 2 has mild damage and a GFR of 60-89. Stage 3 has moderate damage and a GFR of 30-59. Stage 4 has severe damage and a GFR of 15-29. Stage 5 is also known as end stage renal disease (ESRD), this is kidney failure with a GFR of ≤ 15 and theses patients are typically on dialysis or in need of an immediate transplant. The leading cause of CKD is diabetes. Hypertension is also a major cause. Since most DM patients have HTN,

Renal transplant nurses help patients cope more effectively in the post-transplant period and make them feel more positive about their health and what they can achieve. Transplant recipients who experienced a larger number of symptoms were more negative about their health and reported that their physical and mental health-related quality of life was lower

Hemodialysis (HD) is one of several renal replacement therapies used for the treatment of end stage kidney disease (ESKD) and kidney failure. Dialysis removes excess fluids and waste products and restores chemical and electrolyte balance. HD involves passing the patient’s blood through an artificial semipermeable membrane to perform the filtering and excretion functions of the kidney. One important step before starting regular hemodialysis sessions is preparing the vascular access; ideally, a vascular access should be placed weeks or months before you start dialysis. The