Repeated

episodes of Acute
Glomerulonephriti
s

Kidney reduced to
little as their
normal size

Cortex layer
shrinks in
thickness

Surface of kidney
become rough
and irregular

Glomeruli tubules
become scarred
and renal artery
thickened

Severe
Fluid retention------------
glomerular
Blood in damage
urine
Dyspnea
Stroke
seizure
Chronic
glomerulonephriti
If treated: s If not treated:

There
Thereisisa atreatment
treatmentbut
butno cure, it is Kidney Chronic renal ESRD Death
A no cure,
long term it is a long term
treatment like dialysis failure failure
treatment like dialysis

Predisposing Factors Precipitating

Factors
Age
Lifestyle
Race (Afro
(Obesity)
Americans)
Family History
Gender
 Trapping of
circulating
antigen

antibody
complexes w/in
the glomerulus

inflammatory
Fever and chills-----------------
damage &
malfunction of
the glomerulus

decrease
Proteinuria -------------------
selective
Hematuria
permeability of
the glomerulus

Nausea &Vomiting------------------------
retention of
Weakness water,waste
Hypertension materials and
Edema electrolytes
anuria

If treated: If not treated:

It can relieve Chronic

symptoms and Glomerulonephr
reduce for itis
potential
complication