【持续性肾脏替代治疗CRRT英文精品课件】 To “Pee” or not to “Pee”—the KIDNEY in health and disease.pptVIP

To 揚ee?or not to 揚ee敆the KIDNEY in health and disease Barb Bancroft, RN, MSN, PNP CPP Associates, Inc. Chicago IL (BBancr9271@) Renal diseases are responsible for a great deal of morbidity but are not major causes of mortality. Approximately 35,000 deaths are attributed to renal disease per year (as compared to 750,000 deaths due to heart disease, 400,000 due to cancer, and 200,000 due to stroke). Millions of persons are affected annually by nonfatal kidney diseases, most notably infections of the kidney or lower urinary tract, kidney stones, and renal obstruction. Twenty percent of all