Caring for adolescent renal patients Ulf H. Beier, Cynthia Green, Kevin E. Meyers Kidney International Volume 77, Issue 4, Pages 285-291 (February 2010) DOI: 10.1038/ki.2009.462 Copyright © 2010 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Puberty and the kidney. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), growth hormone (GH), growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH), gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), luteinizing hormone (LH), nitric oxide (NO), renin–angiotensin system (RAS), transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β). Kidney International 2010 77, 285-291DOI: (10.1038/ki.2009.462) Copyright © 2010 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Adolescent cognitive and psychosocial development. Upper panel—cognitive development; lower panel—psychosocial development. The age range for each phase may vary; in particular, with chronic diseases, significant delay may occur. To control the problem of medical adherence, it is important to adjust to the cognitive abilities and behavioral patterns of adolescents. Adapted from Bell et al.9 Kidney International 2010 77, 285-291DOI: (10.1038/ki.2009.462) Copyright © 2010 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions