Group 6 - Blood Pressure

 Chronic Kidney Disease/Chronic Renal Failure- Chronic kidney disease (CKD) means
your kidneys are damaged and can't filter blood the way they should. The disease is
called “chronic” because the damage to your kidneys happens slowly over a long period
of time. This damage can cause wastes to build up in your body. CKD can also cause
other health problems.
 Cardiovascular System-

 Respiratory System- Lung and kidney function are intimately related in both health and
disease. Respiratory changes help to mitigate the systemic effects of renal acid-base
disturbances, and the reverse is also true, although renal compensation occurs more
slowly than its respiratory counterpart. A large number of diseases affect both the lungs
and the kidneys, presenting most often with alveolar hemorrhage and glomerulonephritis.
The management of patients with acute renal failure is frequently complicated by
pulmonary edema and the effects of both fluid overload and metabolic acidosis. These
processes affect the management of mechanical ventilation in such patients and may
interfere with weaning.

 Special Senses- Kidneys normally remove extra water and wastes from you blood. If they
fail, blood levels of urea increase. Urea is toxic to the body and can affect all the major
organs including the brain. Symptoms usually only appear when kidney function falls to
less than 10 percent of normal. It precedes uremic coma and causes disorders of memory,
thinking, speech, perception, emotions and other neurological manifestations.

References:
Pierson, D. J. (2006, April). Respiratory considerations in the patient with renal failure.
Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16563195
The effect of kidney failure on the brain and nervous system. (2008, December 2). Retrieved
from https://www.health24.com/Medical/Kidney-and-bladder/The-effect-of-kidney-failure/The-
effect-of-kidney-failure-on-the-brain-and-nervous-system-20120721