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Polycystic Kidney Disease

Mr. Newman is a 49 year old male who has hematuria, fever and severe flank pain. He also has bilateral lumbar tenderness, bilateral renal enlargement, liver enlargement, ankle and facial edema, skin pallor, and lung sounds suggest pulmonary edema.

His vital signs are as follows: BP 172/100, heart rate 92 beats per minute, and a temperature of 102.2 F. There have been some labs done. His red blood count is 3.1 million cells, white blood count is 22,000 cells, potassium is 5.4 mEq/L, calcium is 6.8 mg/dL, phosphate is 4.3 mEq/L, urea is 37 mg/dL, creatinine 2.0 mg/dL, albumin is 2.9 mg/dL, and pH is 7.29. With labs like these, more testing was done. A chemistry panel which showed protein ...

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have one copy; it has stayed latent for many years. Now he has two abnormal polycystin genes. Polycystin genes act as receptors for extracellular growth.

Cystic lesion has formed in Mr. Newman's kidney. Cyst forms when cells in any region of the nephron divide rapidly. Proximal tubule cells have divided. Dilated segment fill with glomerular filtrate. The dilated segments grow until it eventually separates from the nephron; after it separates the cyst forms. A cyst has formed and it continues to grow. Cysts begin to secrete calcium and chloride ions into the lumen.

Mr. Newman's kidney weighs 4 kilograms. It has multiple cysts of varying size and shapes. Some of the cysts are infected causing him to have lumbar tenderness, fever, and urine sediment changes. Other cysts are hemorrhagic. As the cysts rupture, they are excreted in the urine causing him to have blood in his urine. Very little normal renal tissue exists. No obvious regions of renal cortex or renal medulla can be ...

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Added: 5/25/2015 11:38:26 PM
Submitted By: haitienne1
Category: Diseases & Disorders
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 665
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