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Trojan Science Today Vol I. No. 2 Copyright © 2016 Torjan Science Today Winnipeg, MB, December 20, 2016 Vincent Massey Free Kidney Disease Research Grade 11 Biology Class Learns About Kidney Diseases Excretion and Waste Management Unit Miss. Paslawski Winnipeg, MB Over the past few weeks we have been learning about excretion and waste management in Biology 30S. During this time we have done some hands on activities that included a kidney dissection and creating model nephrons. We learned about urinalysis by researching the process, necessary chemicals, and applications of diabetes, pregnancy and drugs to name a few. Now that we are at the end of the unit we concluded with research into Kidney Diseases. Each student was responsible for a contribution to this newspaper to create a tool for learning about other diseases. Kidney Failure Olivia Winnipeg, MB Kidney Failure is when the kidneys no longer are able to properly filter the metabolic wastes from the blood. Some symptoms that could help diagnose kidney failure are confusion, nausea, reduced amount of urine, seizures and swelling to your legs, ankles and feet. When treating kidney failure there are multiple different options depending on the cause of your kidney failure. Two common options are dialysis which uses a machine to filter out the blood, or a kidney transplant. When getting a kidney transplant there normally is a long wait in order to find the best possible match for your body. When you receive a kidney transplant dialysis is no longer needed. The downside to getting a transplant is that you must take drugs after surgery that will prevent immune system activity and has other serious side effects but it will reduce the risk of kidney rejection. After all this there is a chance that they surgery itself could kill you. Some common and easy ways to prevent kidney failure are following the proper dosage of over the counter medication, listen to your doctor’s directions if you’re experiencing kidney or urinary tract issues and limit your exposure to chemicals such as household cleaning products, tobacco and other toxic substances.
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Trojan Science Today
Vol I. No. 2 Copyright © 2016 Torjan Science Today Winnipeg, MB, December 20, 2016 Vincent Massey Free
Kidney Disease Research Grade11BiologyClassLearnsAboutKidneyDiseases
ExcretionandWasteManagementUnit
Miss.PaslawskiWinnipeg,MB
OverthepastfewweekswehavebeenlearningaboutexcretionandwastemanagementinBiology30S.Duringthistimewehavedonesomehandsonactivitiesthatincludedakidneydissectionandcreatingmodelnephrons.Welearnedabouturinalysisbyresearchingtheprocess,necessarychemicals,andapplicationsofdiabetes,pregnancyanddrugstonameafew.NowthatweareattheendoftheunitweconcludedwithresearchintoKidneyDiseases.Eachstudentwasresponsibleforacontributiontothisnewspapertocreateatoolforlearningaboutotherdiseases.
Kidney Failure
OliviaWinnipeg,MB
KidneyFailureiswhenthekidneysnolongerareabletoproperlyfilterthemetabolicwastesfromtheblood.Somesymptomsthatcouldhelpdiagnosekidneyfailureareconfusion,nausea,reducedamountofurine,seizuresandswellingtoyourlegs,anklesandfeet.Whentreatingkidneyfailuretherearemultipledifferentoptionsdependingonthecauseofyourkidneyfailure.Twocommonoptionsaredialysiswhichusesamachinetofilterouttheblood,orakidneytransplant.Whengettingakidneytransplanttherenormallyisalongwaitinordertofindthebestpossiblematchforyourbody.Whenyoureceiveakidneytransplantdialysisisnolongerneeded.Thedownsidetogettingatransplantisthatyoumusttakedrugsaftersurgerythatwillpreventimmunesystemactivityandhasotherserioussideeffectsbutitwillreducetheriskofkidneyrejection.Afterallthisthereisachancethattheysurgeryitselfcouldkillyou.Somecommonandeasywaystopreventkidneyfailurearefollowingtheproperdosageofoverthecountermedication,listentoyourdoctor’sdirectionsifyou’reexperiencingkidneyorurinarytractissuesandlimityourexposuretochemicalssuchashouseholdcleaningproducts,tobaccoandothertoxicsubstances.
Acute Tubular Necrosis
AngelaWinnipeg,MB
AnAcutetubularnecrosisiskidneydisorderwhenthereisdamageinthetubularcellsofthekidneys.Tubularcellssalts,excessfluid,andalsowasteproductsformtheblood.Whenthesetubularcellsaredamagedtheycouldalsoleadtoyouhavinganacutekidneyfailure.SomethingthatcancauseATNisthelackofoxygenthatisreachingthecellsofthekidney.
• Problemswakingup• Feelingdrowsythroughouttheday• Decreasedurineoutputornourineatall
Firstthingadoctormightdototreattheacutetubularnecrosisisgiveyoumedicationsthatwillallowyourkidneystodecreasethefluidandwastebuildupinthem.Yourdoctormighttellyoutocontrolyourwaterintakebecauseifyouwillhavetoomuchwateritcanleadtoswelling.Theswellingcouldhappeninyourarms,legsandyourfeet.Yourdoctorcouldevendoadialysiswhichwillremoveexcessfluidtemporarilyandwastealso.Thereforyoursymptomswon’tbesobad.Thisisaverygoodoptiontodoifyourpotassiumisveryhigh.
Prevention:• Managediabetes,heartproblemsandliverdisorderstoreducetherisk• Monitorbloodiftakinganymedicationsthatcanbeharmfultoyourkidneys• Treatconditionsthatwilldecreasebloodflowordecreaseoxygentothekidneys
Renal Tubular Acidosis KobiWinnipeg,MB
RenalTubularAcidosis(RTA)isamedicalconditionthatinvolvesanaccumulationofacidinthebodyduetoafailureofkidneystoappropriatelyaciditytheurine.SymptomsofRTAare:
• Kidneystones• Muscleweakness• Fatigue• Increasedbreathingrate• Confusionordecreasedalertness
Thegoalistorestorenormalacidlevelandelectrolytebalanceinthebody.Thiswillhelpcorrectbonedisordersandreducebuildupinthekidneys(nephrocalcinosis)andkidneystones.Theunderlyingcauseofrenaltubularacidosis(RTA)shouldbecorrectedifitcanbeidentified.Medicinesthatmaybeprescribedincludepotassiumcitrateandsodiumbicarbonate.Thesearealkalinemedicinesthathelpcorrecttheacidicconditionofthebody.Sodiumbicarbonatemaycorrectthelossofpotassiumandcalcium.Thereisnopreventionforthedisorder.
Chronickidneydisease,alsocalledchronickidneyfailure,itwilldescribethegraduallossofyourkidneyfunction.Yourkidneysfilterwastesandexcessfluidsfromyourblood,whicharethenexcretedinyoururine.SomesymptomsyoucangetfromchronickidneydiseaseisWeightloss,alsocouldpeeoutbloodandveryitchyskinKidneytransplantisawaytotreatabadkidney.Drinkalcoholinmoderation,ifatall.Ifyouchoosetodrinkalcohol,dosoinmoderation,maintainahealthyweight,anddon’tsmoke.Alsomanageyourmedicalconditionswithyourdoctor'shelporsomeonewhoknowswhatthey’redoing.
Kidney Disease NoahWinnipeg,MB
Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)
AnthonyWinnipeg,MB
Renaltubularacidosis(RTA)isadiseasethatoccurswhenthekidneysfailtoexcreteacidsintotheurine,whichcausesaperson’sbloodtoremaintooacidic.Threesymptomsthatcouldbeusedtodiagnoserenaltubularacidosis(RTA),Acid-basebalanceinthebloodandurinesamples.Additionalinformationaboutthesodium,potassium,andchloridelevelsinurinealsoPotassiumlevelinthebloodwillhelp.Type1RTAcanbetreatedwithalkalisupplement,around1-2kg/day.WhileType2RTAcanbetreatedthesame,around10-15kg/dayofalkaliistypicallyrequiredtostayaheadofurinaryexcretion.Manyaskifthisdisease/conditioncanbeprevented,unfortunatelyitcannot.
Kidney Stones
MarissaWinnipeg,MB
Kidneystonesaresmallcrystal-likeobjectsthatformwhensubstancesintheurineclumptogether.Thesecanformeitherfromtoomanyofthecrystalformingsubstance,orlackofsubstancesthatpreventcrystalsfromstickingtogether.Themajorityofstonesarecalciumstones,theymayalsobestruvitestones,uricacidstones,cysteineorothermoreraretypes.Somesymptomsofkidneystonesarepaininthelowerabdomenandgroin,sideandbackorwhenurinating.Urinemaybepink,redorbrown,cloudyorfoul-smellingandthesubjectmayfeeltheneedtourinatemoreoftenthanusual.Ifthepersonsuspectsakidneystonetheywillhavetogoinforbloodtesting,urinalysisandimaging.Oncediagnosed,thereisnotmuchtreatmenttobedone.Drinkinglotsofwaterwillhelppassthestoneandpainrelieverscanhelpsubsidepain.Ifthestoneislargeenough,surgerymaybeneededtoremoveit,butthisisonlyinrarecases.Thenationalkidneyfoundationnamesafeweasywaystopreventkidneystones.
1. Stayhydrated.Ifyouaresweatingalotespecially.2. Don’tavoidcalcium.Somebelieveavoidingcalciumwillreduce
calciumstones,butitinfactincreasestherisk.3. It’snotjustoneanddone.Ifyou’vehadonebefore,besuretofollow
thedietsadmedicationsgivenafteroritwillreoccur.4. Donoteatlargeamountsofredmeats,organmeatsorshellfishas
theycausehighlevelsofuricacid.
Nephrocalcinosis
AshleyWinnipeg,MB
Nephrocalcinosisisadisorderwherethereistoomuchcalcium(mainlyintheformsofcalcium-phosphateandcalcium-oxalate)depositedinthekidneysspecificallyintheparenchymaandtubules.Itiscommoninprematurebabies.Therearethreetypesofnephrocalcinosis;Chemical,Medullary,andCortical.Therearen’tmanyearlysignsofnephrocalcinosisbutafewsymptomsareincreasedurinationandthirst,bloodintheurine,andhypertensionwhichishighbloodpressure.Themainfocusofthetreatmentistoreducethesymptomsandpreventmorecalciumfromcollectinginthekidneys.Treatmentwillworktolessentheabnormallevelsofcalcium,phosphate,andoxalateintheurineandblood.Youmaybeputonmedicationlikemicrozidethatcausescalciumlossorbeaskedtomakechangesinyourdiet.Topreventnephrocalcinosisitisbesttopromptlytreatdisordersthatleadtoit,includingrenaltubularacidosis.
Glomerulonephritis(GN)iswhenyourglomeruli,structuresmadeupoftinybloodvesselslocatedinyourkidneys,areinflamed.Glomerulihelpfilteryourbloodandremoveexcessfluidsinyourbody.Theyareveryimportantandiftheybecomedamagedyourkidneyswillstopworkingproperly.Therearetwotypesofthisdisease,acute(sudden)glomerulonephritisandchronic(longterm)glomerulonephritis.SymptomsofAcuteGNincludepuffinessintheface,noturinatingasoftenasnormal,findingbloodinyoururine,fluidbuild-upinyourlungswhichcancausecoughing,andhighbloodpressure.ChronicGNcanappearwithoutanysymptomsoraslowdevelopmentofsymptoms.Somesymptomsthatmightoccurincludesfindingbloodorexcessproteininyoururine,highbloodpressure,swellinginanklesandface,frequentlyhavingtopeeatnight,bubblyorfoamyurine,abdominalpainorfrequentnosebleeds.Todiagnoseglomerulonephritisyouwillneedtogetaurinalysisdoneandbloodtestsormoreadvancedtestingmaybeneededaswell.Glomerulonephritisrequiresimmediatetreatment.DependingonthetypeofGNyouaresufferingfromandthecauseofit,thetreatmentmayvary.Onetreatmentoptionistocontrolhighbloodpressurebyusingprescribedbloodpressuremedicationssuchascaptopril,lisinopril,andperindopril.Yourdoctormayalsoprescribeyouangiotensinreceptorblockerslikelosartan,irbesartan,orvalsartan.Ifyourimmunesystemisattackingyourkidneysyoumayhavetousecorticosteroidstoreducetheimmuneresponse.SpecificallyforchronicGNyouwillneedtoreducetheamountofprotein,salt,andpotassiuminyourdietaswellaswatchhowmuchliquidyoudrinkinaday.Thereisn’treallyawaytoreducetheriskofgettingglomerulonephritisbuttherearesomeprecautionsyoucantake.Theseprecautionsincludegettingtreatmentforstrepthroatimmediately,preventinginfections,followingsafesexguidelines,avoidingdruguse,controllingyourbloodpressureandcontrollingyourbloodstructure.
Glomerulonephritis
KennedyWinnipeg,MB
Horseshoe Kidney
CassidyWinnipeg,MB Ahorseshoekidneyisaconditionwherethetwokidneysconnectduringfetaldevelopment.Thebaseofthekidneysbecomefusedtogetherastheyrisefromthepelvicareaintotheirnormalposition.Abandoftissuecalledtheisthmusattachesthetwofunctioningkidneystogether.Ahorseshoekidneyisveryhardtodetect.Onlytwo-thirdsofchildrenwillshowsymptoms,andlotsgoundetected.Forpatientswhodohavesymptoms,theyarediagnosedastheresultofaninfectionorkidneystone.Anothersymptomishydronephrosis,whichiswhenthereisanobstructioninthekidneys.Treatmentforahorseshoekidneyisnotnecessaryunlessyourchildisexperiencingsymptoms.Andiftheyareexperiencingsymptoms,yourchildwillneedtotakeantibioticsorevengetasurgery.Thereissadlynowaytopreventahorseshoekidneyfromforming,asitisformedasthefetusdevelops.
Glomerulonephritis
DanielleWinnipeg,MB
Glomerulonephritisisinflammationoftinyfiltersinyourkidneys.AlsocalledGlomerularDisease,Glomerulonephritiscanbeacuteorchronic.Thisdiseasecanbelifethreateningandwillneedimmediateattention.Symptoms
• Pinkorcola-coloredurinefromredbloodcellsinyoururine• Foamyurinecausedbyexcessprotein• Highbloodpressure
Treatmentoptionswilldependonifyouhaveanacuteorchronicformofthisdisease,theunderlyingcause,andtheseverityofyoursymptoms.Onetreatmentwouldbetocontrolyourbloodpressure,inwhichyouwouldbeprescribedtobloodpressuremedication.Theremaybenowaytopreventmostformsofthisdisease,buttherearestepsyoucantaketoreducethechanceofit.
• Getgoodtreatmentsforstrepinfection,sorethroats,andimpetigo• Followsafesexguidelinesandavoiddruguse• Controlyourbloodpressure• Controlyourbloodsugar
Horseshoe Kidney
NicolinaWinnipeg,MB
HorseshoeKidneyisaconditionwhereyourtwokidneysjointogetherattheirendstoformasingleorgan.Thishappensduringfetaldevelopmentaffecting1/500kidsandismorecommoninmalesthanfemales.Ifyouhavethiscondition,youaremorelikelytodevelopkidneystones,UTI’s(urinarytractinfections)followedbyhighfever,increasedprobabilityofcanceroustumorsinthekidneyandhydronephrosis(waterinthekidney).Thereisnotreatmentorcureforhorseshoekidneyandinmostcases,ifyoudonotexperiencesymptomsorsideeffectsthenitisunnecessarytoseekacure.Incaseswithseveresymptomssuchasblockageofurineorurineflowingbackwardsfromthebladder(“vesicoureteralreflux”),thenthesecanreceiveseparatetreatment.
Kidney Failure AndrewWinnipeg,MB
Abuild-upofwasteproductsandexcessfluidinthebodythatmaycauseweakness,shortnessofbreath,lethargy,swelling,andconfusion.Inabilitytoremovepotassiumfromthebloodstreammayleadtoabnormalheartrhythmsandsuddendeath.Initiallykidneydiseasemaycausenosymptoms.IfyouhaveHBPToavoidkidneydiseasekeeptrackoflipidintakeandbloodpressure.Smokingcanalsobeabigfactor.Thegoaloftreatmentforchronickidneydiseaseistopreventorslowfurtherdamagetoyourkidneys.Anotherconditionsuchasdiabetesorhighbloodpressureusuallycauseskidneydisease.
Chronickidneydiseaseisaslowdeteriorationofyourkidneyfunctions.Whenthedeteriorationisasatextremelevelthefiltrationsysteminyourkidneysstopsworkinglettingfluidsthatneedtobeexcretedbuildupinsidekidneys.Therearevarioussymptomsthatarenoticeablebut3symptomsthatcanleadtoadiagnosisofkidneydiseasearechangesinurination,swellingoffeetandanklesanddecreasedmentalsharpness(startingtoforgetthingsornotknowingasmuchasyouusedto).Inearlystagesonkidneydisease,ahealthydietandmedicationwillkeepitatbay,butwhenitreachesbelow10-15%ofnormaleffectivenessyouwillneedakidneytransplantordialysistostayalive.Highbloodpressureanddiabetesaccountfor66%ofthecauseforkidneydisease.Knowingthis,eathealthyandexercisevigorouslytokeepthetwoundercontrolandyoushouldbefine.
JohnWinnipeg,MB
Kidney Disease
Berger’s Disease
MarshallWinnipeg,MB
Berger’sdiseaseeffectsthearteriesandveinsinboththearmsandlegs.Thediseasecausesyourvesselstobecomeinflamedandclogged.Swellingcanoccurwhenbloodclots.Berger’scandestroyskintissuesleadingtoinfection.Smokersareonlysusceptibletothiscripplingdisease,oncediagnosedifsmokerstodonquititcouldleadtoamputationoflimbs.VarioussymptomscanbenoticedwhenyouhaveBerger’sdisease.Theymaystartwithpaininarmsandlegswhenyourbloodclots(whenresting).Inflammationcouldalsobenoticedalongveinsandarteries.Painfulopensorescouldoccuronhandsfeet.Medicationsthatdilatebloodvesselscanhelpimprovebloodflowinbloodclots.Medicationstostimulateandincrease
growthofnewbloodvesselscanalsobeused.Somepeoplebelieveleechtherapysessionscanbeusedforamputation.Quittingsmokingisalwaysthefirsttreatmentthatshouldbedonesinceitwillonlyfurthermoreworsenit.Notsmokingnicotineproductsistheonlythingthatcanpreventthisdisease.
Kidney Stones HopeWinnipeg,MB
Kidneystonesoccurwhenyoururinecontainsmorecrystal-formingsubstanceslikecalcium,oxalate,anduricacid.Thefluidinyoururinecandilute.Atthesametime,yoururinemaylacksubstancesthatpreventcrystalsfromstickingtogether,creatinganidealenvironmentforkidneystonestoform.
Youmayexperiencesignsorsymptomssuchas,paininsideandback,lowerabdomen,groin,andwhileurinating.Youmayalsoexperiencepinkredorbrownpee,cloudyorfoulsmellingurine,nausea,andvomiting.
Forcertainkidneystonesdependingonsizeandlocationyourdoctormayrecommendaprocedurecalledextracorporealshockwavelithotripsy.ESWLusessoundwavestocreatestrongvibrationsorshockwavesthatbreakthestonesintotinypiecesthatcanbepassedinyoururine.
ToavoidgettingkidneystonesyoucaneatstoneformingfoodsuchasBeets,chocolate,spinach,rhubarb,tea,andmostnutsarerichinoxalate,andcolasarerichinphosphate,bothofwhichcancontributetokidneystones.
Urinary Tract Infection RollynWinnipeg,MB
Aurinarytractinfectionistheresultofbacteriafromyourlargeintestineescapingintotheanusandenteringtheurethra.Thechanceofgettingaurinarytractinfectionisfairlyhighbut,ifyouarefemale,thechanceofgettinganinfectionis1in2.Herearesomesymptomsthatcanhelpyouidentifytheinfection.IfyoufeelaburningsensationwhenurinatingthatcouldbeseenasasignofaUrinaryTractInfection,aswellifyouhavepainorpressureinyourlowerbackorabdomen.Youcanalsofeeltiredorshakyorhavesymptomsofhavingafeverorchill,thishoweverisonlycommononcetheinfectionhasreachedyourkidneys.Ifyouhaveaurinarytractinfectionthereareafewtreatmentoptionsyoucouldtaketoridoftheinfection.Gotothedoctorassoonaspossible,therethey’llaskforaurinesamplewhichwillbetestedforthebacteriafromtheintestines.Theywillthengiveyouantibioticsthatyou’llhavetofinishtoensurethebacteriaaregonecompletely.Ifyouareexperiencepain,thedoctormightprescribepainmedicationtosootheitaswellagoodthingtohaveisaheatingpad.Drinkwatercanhelpflushoutthebacteriafromyoururinarytract.Therearemanywaystopreventthisfromhappeningagain.Youshouldemptyyourbladderfrequently,wipefromthefronttoback,drinklotsofwaterandswitchfrombathstoshowers.
Berger’s Disease KatrielWinnipeg,MB
ThisisakidneydisordercausedbydepositsoftheproteinimmunoglobinA(IgA)insidetheglomeruliwithinthekidney.Theglomerulifilterwastesandexcesswaterfromthebloodandsendthemtotheurinarybladderasurine.Theblockagepreventsthemfromperformingthis.Asaresulttheurinecontainsbloodandproteinsandthereisswellingofthehandsandfeet.SomeofthesymptomsofIgANephropathyare:
• Swellingofthehandsandfeet(edema)• Recurrentupperrespiratoryinfections• BloodandProteinintheurine(HematuriaandProteinuria)
Thiskindofdiseaseiscomplicatedandneedsprecisiontotreat.Therefore,beforetreatinganypatient,ahealthcareprovidermustviewthefollowingfactors:age,overallhealthandpasthealth,thestageofthedisease,theexpecteddurationofthecondition,thepatient’sabilitytohandlespecificmedicines,therapiesormeasuresandlastlythepatient’sopinionorpreference.Someoftheothertreatmentsare:
• Dietchangesthatreducetheintakeoffatsandcholesterol• Quittinghabitssuchassmoking• Havingahighfluidintake
Themosteffectivepreventivemeasureagainstthisdiseaseispreventingupperrespiratoryinfectionsorevencoldsthatcausethisdisease.Otherpreventivemeasuresare:dailyexercisetostrengthenthebody’scondition,ahealthydietandlotsofrestandavoidingintakeofhealthcareproductsandmedicineswhichtakesawaytheburdenonthekidney.
Kidney Stone SimeonWinnipeg,MB
Akidneystoneisahardmassformedinthekidneys,typicallyconsistingofinsolublecalciumcompounds;arenalcalculus.Symptomsthatcanbeusedtodiagnoseforthekidneystoneisthatyoumayfeelseverepaininthesideandback,belowtheribs.Painthatspreadstothelowerabdomenandgroin.Painonurination.Smallerkidneystonescanbepassedthroughyoururine.Butlargerstoneshave4treatmentstogetthemremoved;extracorporealshockwavelithotripsy(ESWL),ureteroscopy,percutaneousnephrolithotomy(PCNL),andopensurgery.ESWListhemostcommonwayoftreatingkidneystonesthatcan’tbepassedthroughurine.Itstartswithusingultrasoundtolocatewherethestoneis.Ultrasoundshockwavesaresenttothestonefromamachinetobreakitdownintosmallerpieces.Thenitcanbepassedthroughtheurine.Ureteroscopyisusedwhenthestoneisstuckintheureter.Startswithalong,thintelescopethroughtheurethraandintothebladder.Thengoestotheureterwherethestoneislocated.Thesurgeoncaneithertrytoremovethestonegentlyusinganothertool,oruselaserenergytobreakitintosmallpieces,soitcanberemovedthroughurination.PCNLisanalternativeprocedureforlargerstones.ItusesathintelescopicinstrumentcalledNephroscope.Asmallcutismadeinthebackandthenephroscopeispassedthroughitandintothekidney.Thestoneiseitherpulledoutorgetsbrokenintosmallerpiecesusingalaserorpneumaticenergy.Opensurgeryforkidneystonesaretherarest.Onlyusedforaverylargestoneorabnormalanatomy.Anincisionismadeintheback,foraccesstotheureterandkidney,thenthestoneisremoved.Peoplecanpreventkidneystonesbymakingchangesintheirfluidintake.Drinkingenoughfluideachdaycouldbethebestwaytpreventmosttypesofkidneystones.
Horseshoe Kidney TaylorWinnipeg,MB
Horseshoekidney,orrenalfusion,isaconditioninwhichyourkidney’sformtogethertocreateonehorseshoeshapedkidney.Thisconditionhappensduringthedevelopment in thewomb. The condition occurs in about 1 in 500 children,mostcommon in males. Some symptoms of a horseshoe kidney are: pain in the belly,nausea,kidneystones,andurinary tract infections.Kidneycancer,althoughrare inchildren,ismorelikelytooccurinhorseshoekidneys.Manydoctorsfindhorseshoekidneys while treating a different condition. Some tests they use to help find ahorseshoe kidney are: ultrasound, intravenous pyelogram (IVP), or magneticresonance imaging (MRI), as well as some blood tests sometimes. There are notmany options for treating horseshoe kidney, some treatments can treat thesymptomsthough.Somecommonproblemswithhorseshowkidneyare:blockageofurineflow,andurineflowingbackwardsfromthebladder,whichbothcanwefixedwithsurgery.Alsopeoplewithhorseshoekidneyare likely to feelmorepainwhenthere’s trauma to the stomach. Childrenwith horseshoe kidney are encouraged towear amedical alert bracelet, to let emergency doctor’s know to be aware of thechance of kidney damage, and not to play contact sports. There is no prevention,peoplewithhorseshoekidneyarebornwithit.Nephrocalcinosis
TommyWinnipeg,MB
NephrocalcinosisalsoknownasAlbright'scalcinosis(calledbyfullerAlbright).Itisatermusedtodescriberenalparenchymalcalcificationonradiology.Itisfindingmedullaryspongekidneyintheupperbodypartofyourchest.Somesymptomsmayinclude,highlevelsofcalciuminyourblood,feverandcold,nauseaandpain,bloodinyoururine,paininthesideofyourbelly/stomach.ProximalRenalTubularAcidosiscanpreventcalciumcloggingupinyourkidneythatleadstonephrocalcinosis.TreatmentforNephrocalcinosisincludestryingtoloweryourcalciumlevels.Youcangetmedicalhelpfromyourdoctorifyouneedhelpwithloweringyourcalciumlevels.
