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What is the nursing diagnosis of Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis?
The nursing diagnosis for Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis may include: Fluid volume excess related to decreased glomerular filtration rate, Risk for infection related to impaired immune response, and Activity intolerance related to fatigue and decreased renal function.
How can poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis be prevented?
Receiving prompt treatment for streptococcal infections may prevent APSGN
What is an anti-DNase-B test?
detects antigens produced by group A strep, and is elevated in most patients with rheumatic fever and poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis.
What cause dark urine associated with acute poststreptococcal?
Dark urine in acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is primarily due to the presence of hematuria (blood in urine) and proteinuria (excess protein in urine). The condition can result from an immune response to streptococcal infection, leading to inflammation and damage in the glomeruli of the kidneys. This damage allows red blood cells and proteins to leak into the urine, contributing to its dark color. Additionally, the breakdown of hemoglobin from red blood cells can also lead to darker urine.
What are the good food for a patient with acute glomerulonephritis?
bagel
How is poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis diagnosed?
made by taking the patient's history, assessing his/her symptoms, and performing certain laboratory tests. Urinalysis usually shows blood and protein in the urine
Group A beta hemolytic streptococcus may precede what?
Acute glomerulonephritis
Autoimmune disease in which antibodies damage the capillaries of the kidneys?
Acute glomerulonephritis
What is the purpose of the antistreptolysin O titer?
to determine whether a previous group A Streptococcus infection has caused a poststreptococcal disease, such as scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, or a kidney disease called glomerulonephritis.
How common is poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis?
a relatively uncommon disease affecting about one of every 10,000 people, although four or five times that many may actually be affected by it but show no symptoms
What can be symptoms of poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis?
fluid accumulation and tissue swelling (edema ) initially in the face and around the eyes, later in the legs low urine output (oliguria) blood in the urine (hematuria)
Does strep throat affect the kidneys?
Strep throat can lead to acute glomerulonephritis.
