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Kidney Stones

description? symptoms (4)? cause (3)?

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(Ureters blocked)
Formed from calcium and uric acid crystals
Symptoms: severe pain, nausea, chills, fever
Cause: not enough water intake, gout, IBS

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Gout

def? description? ex (2)? symptoms? most common in?

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Form of arthritis (joint pain) (clothes can’t even touch) (smaller joints that flex alot)
Build up of uric acid in blood
-Too much red meat, alcohol, rich foods
Symptoms: -Sudden attack of severe pain in area, redness, tenderness in joints
-Most common in elbow, big toe

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Nephritis

def? symptoms (3)? cause (4)?

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Inflammation of kidney (nephrons don’t work right)
Symptoms: Reduced urination, edema, blood or cloudy urine (flu-like as well)
Cause: poisons, lupus, medicines, other kidney conditions

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Cystitis

def? cause? symptom?

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Bladder infection
Cause: E coli bacteria
Symptoms: painful, frequent urination

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Kidney Failure

what are the two types

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Acute Kidney Failure

Chronic Kidney Failure (aka chronic kidney disease)

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Acute Kidney Failure

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Lack of urine produced

Cause: nephritis, injury, heart failure, poisoning

7
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Chronic Kidney Failure

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Gradual loss of kidney function
Cause: other diseases that causes gradual kidney damage over months or years
Ex) diabetes, high BP, lupus, recurring kidney infections

8
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What do they use to treat kidney failure?

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dialysis non-blood & blood