End-Stage Renal Disease - Assignment Example

End Stage Renal Disease Also, known as Chronic Renal Disease, it occurs when renal fails to perform their role for a long period of time. My main aim in this paper is to state what is ought to take place in the absence of the disease, normal function in the health state, explain what happens in the presences of the disease or what I would like to call abnormal state, state and explain the most potential treatment of the disease, and finally I will look at its effect to the on the heart and lungs, and the social impacts of the disease to its victims and society at large. To achieve the above objective, I have arranged my paper into four sections, of which two of the sections have sub sections. In the first section, I will look at how the body operates normally in the absence of the disease, in the second section, I will look into the abnormal state or, in the presence of the disease and on its subsection I will look into the signs and symptoms of the disease, its causes, its diagnosis, then in the third section, I will look into its potential way of treatment, and on its subsection I will consider looking into two ways of treating it that is Dialysis, Kidney transplantation, on same subsection I will look into the negative side effects of each of the treatment method, and finally I will end my paper, by looking at its effect to the nervous system, social impacts the disease has to our society/ Community. How Human Body Works In the Absence of the End Renal Disease. During normal body operations, the glomerulus inside the kidney, offers a service known as filtration at a rate above 15mL per minute per 1.73m2 body surface, this filtration is very vital as it helps the body get rid of waste products, excess fluids, and urea, which is amongst the waste product. The kidney also helps maintain fluid level in the body by regulating the fluids inside the body. Should the kidney fails to perform the above actions, a host of maladaptive changes which includes the extracellular volume overload, disturbances of bone and mineral metabolism, anaemia, protein energy malnutrition and dyslipidaemia occurs. Abnormal State of The Body/ In the Presences of the Disease. If your glomerular filtration rate is less Read More