Research Report: Acute Kidney Disease - Prevalence and Prognosis

This report provides a detailed overview of acute kidney disease, including its causes, symptoms, and treatment options. The report summarizes research findings on the prevalence and prognosis of the disease. It covers the common symptoms, such as fatigue, and the causes, such as dehydration, as well as the treatment options available. The document incorporates findings from multiple sources, including research papers and scholarly articles, and cites them in APA style. The project includes a discussion of the potential for the disease, as well as the research information required to complete the assignment, and summarizes the research findings for the prevalence and prognosis of the disease. The report aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of this critical health concern.

ACUTE KIDNEY DISEASE

ACUTE KIDNEY DISEASE-
DEFINITION
 Acute kidney disease can be related
with sudden and reversible reduction
in the glomerular filtration rate.
 Also known as acute kidney failure
 Develops very rapidly
 It requires intensive treatment (Chawla
et al., 2017).

CAUSE OF DISEASE
The major cause of acute kidney failure are as follows:
 Acute tubular necrosis
 Sudden dehydration
 Kidney injury by intake of poison
 Urinary tract obstruction (Webster et al., 2017).

SYMPTOMS
The major symptoms of the disease are as follows:
 Bloody stools
 Breath odor
 Fatigue
 Hand tremor
 Sluggish movement
 Decreased appetite
 Pain in area between hips ad ribs (Chawla et al., 2017).

TREATMENT
There are many treatment of acute kidney failure
which is summarized in following heading
 Diet
 Medication
 Dialysis (Emma et al., 2016).

PREVELANCE AND PROGNOSIS
 15% of the population of US are estimated to
have kidney disease
 37 million people are currently suffering from
the disease
 It is mostly prevalent in women than men
 It is also common in elderly people above 65
years of age
 There is 25.7% likely that people develops the
disease. (Pallet et al., 2015).

REFERENCE
 Chawla, L. S., Bellomo, R., Bihorac, A., Goldstein, S. L., Siew, E. D., Bagshaw, S.
M., ... & Forni, L. (2017). Acute kidney disease and renal recovery: consensus report
of the Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) 16 Workgroup. Nature Reviews
Nephrology, 13(4), 241.
 Emma, F., Montini, G., Parikh, S. M., & Salviati, L. (2016). Mitochondrial dysfunction
in inherited renal disease and acute kidney injury. Nature Reviews
Nephrology, 12(5), 267.
 Pallet, N., Mami, I., Schmitt, C., Karim, Z., François, A., Rabant, M., ... & Thervet, E.
(2015). High prevalence of and potential mechanisms for chronic kidney disease in
patients with acute intermittent porphyria. Kidney international, 88(2), 386-395.
 Webster, A. C., Nagler, E. V., Morton, R. L., & Masson, P. (2017). Chronic kidney
disease. The lancet, 389(10075), 1238-1252.