IX.

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

Anemia of
Chronic Renal
Failure

Leukemia

Anorexia
Nervosa

Chronic
Obstructive
Pulmonary
Disease

Weight gain

Loss of Appetite

Pallor

Muscuskeletal
pain

Fatigue

Edema of the
lower
extremities

Difficulty of
breathing

FAMILY HISTORY
Grand
Mother

Grand
Father

Father

Mother

Brother

Brother

Sister

Patient X

Brother

Legend:
- Female
- Male

- Hypertension
- Anemia
- Arthritis

-Deceased

Grand
Father

Grand
Mother

Brother

Sister

Brother

IX.

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Non-Modifiable Risk Factors

Modifiable Risk Factors

Heredity
Race
Age ( 44)

Sedentary Lifestyle
High salt, High caloric diet
Smoking

Intrarenal Vasoconstriction