Kidney Disorders 7.7

Urinalysis (Image on next slide from: can be used to detect many metabolic and kidney disorders as well as urinary tract infections urine can be assessed using a dipstick or at a laboratory

Multiple Test Dipstick

Urinalysis For more information on how to interpret results of urinalysis dipsticks, go to “Urinalysis for Dummies”:

Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 - body cannot produce insulin Type 2 - cells fail to use insulin properly gestational - hormones of pregnancy interfere with action of insulin urinalysis would show high levels of glucose (and greater volumes of urine)

Diabetes Insipidus caused by failure to produce ADH or lack of cell response to ADH less ADH means that less water is reabsorbed causes greater volumes of dilute urine

Bright’s Disease also called nephritis, an inflammation of the nephrons one type causes destruction of glomerular capillaries urinalysis shows large amounts of protein in urine (and greater volumes)

Kidney Stones (Image from: caused by precipitation of minerals, can be alkaline or acidic VERY painful

Kidney Stones - Treatment (Images from: time… lithotripsy (shock- wave therapy) ureteroscopy (and placement of stent or removal of stone)

Dialysis (Image from: for low-functioning kidneys, dialysis machine can filter blood most common is hemodialysis

Dialysis (Image from: can remove toxic wastes and maintain solute balance, but cannot perform other functions of kidney (hormone release, etc.)

Kidney Transplant (Image from: