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... Mild azotemia Mild Chap. 282 Chapter 045. Azotemia and Urinary Abnormalities (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 45. Azotemia and Urinary Abnormalities Azotemia and ... nephritis Hematuria, RBC casts Azotemia, oliguria Edema, Proteinuria Pyuria Circulatory congestion Chap. 277 nocturia, urinary retention Slowing of...

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... Chapter 045. Azotemia and Urinary Abnormalities (Part 2) Assessment of Glomerular Filtration Rate Monitoring the GFR is important in both the hospital and outpatient settings, and ... products (azotemia) such as urea and creatinine. Azotemia may result from reduced renal perfusion, intrinsic renal disease, or postrenal processes (ureteral obstruction; see below...

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... series of neural and humoral responses that include activation of the sympathetic nervous and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone systems and ADH release. GFR is maintained by prostaglandin-mediated ... discussed below). The urinalysis and urinary electrolytes can be useful in distinguishing prerenal azotemia from ATN (Table 45-2). The urine of patients with prerenal azotemia can...

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... prognosis, and treatment. Hematuria without RBC casts can also be an indication of glomerular disease, and this evaluation is summarized in Fig. 45-2. Figure 45-2 Chapter 045. Azotemia and Urinary ... Azotemia and Urinary Abnormalities (Part 4) POSTRENAL AZOTEMIA Urinary tract obstruction accounts for <5% of cases of acute renal failure, but it is us...

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... including tubule obstruction (cast nephropathy) and light chain deposition. Hypoalbuminemia in nephrotic syndrome occurs through excessive urinary losses and increased proximal tubule catabolism of ... population, and isolated hematuria is more likely to be "idiopathic" or associated with a congenital anomaly. Hematuria with pyuria and bacteriuria is typical of infect...

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... renal disease: Clearance, urinalysis and renal biopsy, in Brenner & Rector's The Kidney, 7th ed, Chapter 045. Azotemia and Urinary Abnormalities (Part 8) Approach to the patient ... reabsorption and indirectly reduces the responsiveness of the tubule to aldosterone. Usually, the Na losses are mild, and the obligatory urine output is <2 L/d (resolving ATN...

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... with sulfosalicylic or trichloracetic acids. Currently, ultrasensitive Chapter 045. Azotemia and Urinary Abnormalities (Part 5) Approach to the patient with hematuria. RBC, red blood cell; ... by total urinary tract obstruction, total renal artery or vein occlusion, and shock (manifested by severe hypotension and intense renal vasoconstriction). Cortical necrosis, AT...

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... cellular casts and RBCs may be seen in smoldering processes such as chronic glomerulonephritis. ABNORMALITIES OF URINE VOLUME Chapter 045. Azotemia and Urinary Abnormalities (Part 7) Isolated ... the urine volume is >3 L/d and urine osmolality is >300 mosmol/L, then a solute diuresis is clearly present and a search for the responsible solute(s) is mandator...

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... Figure 16-2 Chapter 016. Back and Neck Pain (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 16. Back and Neck Pain Back and Neck Pain: Introduction The importance of back and neck ... column length (Figs. 16-1 and 16-2). The disks are largest in the cervical and lumbar regions where movements of the spine are greatest. The disks are elastic in youth and...

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... stepping. Chapter 024. Gait and Balance Disorders (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 24. Gait and Balance Disorders Prevalence, Morbidity, and Mortality Gait and balance ... diminished quality of life and increased morbidity and mortality. Anatomy and Physiology Upright bipedal gait depends on the successful integration of postural con...

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