Human resource management disease ch 10

Chapter 10 Diseases of the Urinary System Organs and Function  Kidneys – Filter blood plasma, maintain water and electrolyte balance, produce urine, maintain pH levels (regulate body fluids)  Ureters – transport urine to the bladder  Urinary bladder – Serves as a reservoir for urine  Urethra – conveys urine to exterior Elsevier items and derived items © 2009 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc Diseases of the Kidney Signs and symptoms     Hydronephrosis –pain, hematuria, pyuria and fever if infection is present Polycystic kidney – hypertension, uremia, leads to renal failure Urinary calculi – kidney stones – intense pain radiating to groin Cancer – hematuria, pelvic pain, frequent urination (all later in disease, no symptoms at first) Elsevier items and derived items © 2009 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc Diseases of the Kidney Signs and symptoms     Hydronephroma – painless hematuria, later pain, loss of appetite, weight loss, anemia, elevated white blood count Wilms’ tumor – in young children, similar to hydronephroma in adults Pyelonephritis – pyuria, chills, high fever, sudden back pain, dysuria, hematuria, uremia, eventual renal failure Pyelitis – dysuria, urgency, frequency Elsevier items and derived items © 2009 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc   Glomerulonephritis – Acute: follow strep infection, chills, fever, loss of appetite, weakness, edema, hematuria, albuminuria, casts; Chronic: remission of acute – ends with contracted kidneys, uremia Renal failure – Acute: oliguria, anuria, headache, GI distress, muscle weakness, ammonia smell; Chronic: slow development, increase in urinary blood, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dim vision, CNS affected, convulsions, coma Elsevier items and derived items © 2009 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc Diseases of the Bladder Signs and symptoms     Cancer – hematuria, dysuria, fatigue, anorexia Cystitis – urinary frequency, urgency, burning sensation during urination, blood in urine Urethritis – burning sensation during urination, itching, discharge, in females it accompanies cystitis Incontinence – involuntary loss of urine Elsevier items and derived items © 2009 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc ... pelvic pain, frequent urination (all later in disease, no symptoms at first) Elsevier items and derived items © 2009 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc Diseases of the Kidney Signs and symptoms... loss, anemia, elevated white blood count Wilms’ tumor – in young children, similar to hydronephroma in adults Pyelonephritis – pyuria, chills, high fever, sudden back pain, dysuria, hematuria, uremia,...   Glomerulonephritis – Acute: follow strep infection, chills, fever, loss of appetite, weakness, edema, hematuria, albuminuria, casts; Chronic: remission of acute – ends with contracted kidneys,