KINESIOL 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Glucose Tolerance Test, Acute Kidney Injury, Diabetic Nephropathy
29 Oct 2018
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Ella was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 7. Tests at the time included urinalysis and oral glucose tolerance test. She used to regularly injected herself with insulin, monitored her blood glucose levels closely and followed a strict diet. As she grew up she started eating sugary drinks, ice cream, and candy. At age 50, ella was diagnosed with diabetic nephropathy and (kidney) renal failure. Renal failure has unfortunately caused ella to be reliant on regulate dialysis. Questions: describe the anatomy and physiology of nephropathy and renal failure. Be sure to compare and contrast how a healthy kidney would function with how ella"s kidney functions. Analgesic (from long term or excessive use of drugs, such as ibuprofen) Solvents (from carbon tetrachloride and other solvents) Progressive kidney disease caused by damage to the capillaries in the kidneys" glomeruli. It is characterized by nephrotic syndrome and diffuse scarring of the glomeruli. Urine flow is suppressed http://www. mayoclinic. org/disea ses-conditions/kidney- failure/basics/symptoms/con-
