Kidney Diseases (Grade 11 NSC Matric Life Sciences): Flashcards
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Kidney diseases effect on body balance
Kidney diseases effect on body balance
Disrupt salt, water & pH balance; can reach toxic levels
Chronic kidney failure
Chronic kidney failure
Develops slowly over time due to conditions like diabetes
Acute kidney failure
Acute kidney failure
Happens suddenly from injury, infection or dehydration
Kidney stones
Kidney stones
Solid calcium deposits in kidney area
Kidney stones symptoms
Kidney stones symptoms
Intense back pain and blood in urine
Bilharzia (schistosomiasis)
Bilharzia (schistosomiasis)
Parasitic disease caused by Schistosoma flatworms
How bilharzia spreads
How bilharzia spreads
Through freshwater snails in contaminated rivers/dams/lakes
Dialysis
Dialysis
Treatment acting as artificial kidney to filter blood
Kidney transplant blood requirement
Kidney transplant blood requirement
Donor must have same blood group as recipient
Why immunosuppressive drugs needed
Why immunosuppressive drugs needed
Prevent immune system rejecting transplanted kidney