Kidney infarction.

Renal infarction can be defined as the destruction of kidney tissue, due to lack of blood in the
closure of the renal vessels.

Similar to a heart attack, renal infarction occurs when a blood vessel in the kidney, usually due to
a blood clot, no longer adequately supplies oxygen to the blood.

A renal infarction is a complete or partial necrosis of the kidney after an acute thrombosis
(formation of a blood clot) or embolism of the renal arteries (a particle lodged in the artery). It
can often be confused with renal colic or acute pyelonephritis.

Acute renal infarction is ischemic damage to the renal parenchyma as a consequence of the
sudden interruption of its blood flow.

Signs and symptoms.

● Lower back pain.

● Fever
● Abdominal pain.
● Nausea and vomiting.
● Oliguria.
● Hematuria.
● Patients with a history of thromboembolism.
● Patients with antecedents of arterial hypertension.

Nursing care.

● Manage anticoagulants using the correct 10.

● Prevent the patient from becoming stressed.
 ● Provide emotional support if the patient is aware and oriented.
● Do not interrupt medications for pathologies except for medical indication.
● Diuresis control.

If the treatment is surgical, revascularization surgery.

● Orient the patient about the procedure to be performed.