In addition to potential side effects, the number of renal biopsies a patient can undergo is limited because of
damage to the kidney tissue.
Not exact matches
Such antibodies, when attached
to DNA in complexes, get lodged in the walls of arteries and in
tissues to cause inflammation that
damages blood vessels, skin, joints and the
kidneys as part of the most severe type of lupus, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Currently, the only definitive way
to distinguish rejection from other causes of
kidney injury is by performing a biopsy, in which doctors remove a small piece of
kidney tissue to look for rejection - associated
damage.
If large numbers of white blood cells get into the lungs or
kidneys, or into transplanted organs, they can cause
damage to healthy
tissue.
Dialysis and
kidney transplantation can serve as successful strategies
to treat patients who have lost
kidney function; however, regenerative medicine could make it possible
to replace lost or
damaged tissue, or replace the
kidney entirely.
One of the most serious classifications of this disease is known as diffuse scleroderma wherein the «sclerosis» (hardening of the
tissue) occurs in the internal systems of the body, causing
damage and widespread scarring
to the skin as well as
to various internal organs such as the lungs,
kidneys, heart and gastrointestinal organs.
Moreover, the award will fund a
tissue regeneration program that helps
to identify biological factors that either contribute
to or help prevent against
damage that diabetes causes
to the body's insulin - producing cells, eyes,
kidneys and cardiovascular system.
And that's not all: Moringa leaves also have antioxidant activity that may protect the liver,
kidneys, heart, and lungs
tissues from
damage, according
to a 2015 review in Phytotherapy Research.
The saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol found in animal products and junk food are also associated with impaired
kidney function, and meat protein increases the acid load
to the
kidneys, boosting ammonia production and potentially
damaging our sensitive
kidney tissue.
Treatment of UTI with zinc was further shown
to enhance the recovery process of
damaged tissue and prevent
kidney problems.
Additionally, periodontal disease may lead
to holes from the mouth
to the nasal passages,
damage to the
tissues around the teeth, heart problems, and
kidney failure.
Unfortunately,
damaged kidney tissue is unable
to repair itself and a cure for
kidney failure is not available.
Just one mothball has the potential
to sicken a dog or cat and mothballs that contain naphthalene can cause serious illness, including digestive tract irritation, liver,
kidney and blood cell
damage, swelling of the brain
tissues, seizures, coma, respiratory tract
damage (if inhaled) and even death (if ingested).
This results in further
tissue damage that now extends
to the joints,
kidneys, and the eyes.
In this condition, the functional
tissue of the
kidneys is
damaged, leaving them unable
to filter the blood adequately.
ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific
to a disease causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver,
kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type of white blood cell Baso basophil — type of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (
kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (
kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure,
tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain uptake of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound by protein measured by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound
to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (
kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced
tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow
damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (
kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration,
kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (
kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (
kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)
Healing can occur in
tissues that are merely
damaged, and viable parts of the
kidneys will work harder
to compensate.