ATHEROEMBOLIC KIDNEY DISEASE

Course overview

ATHEROEMBOLIC RENAL DISEASE IS CAUSED BY OCCLUSION OF SMALL ARTERIES IN THE KIDNEYS BY CHOLESTEROL CRYSTAL EMBOLI FROM ULCERATED ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUES AND IS A PART OF SYSTEMIC ATHEROEMBOLISM DISEASE. THE PROXIMITY OF THE KIDNEYS TO THE ABDOMINAL AORTA AND HIGH RENAL BLOOD FLOW MAKE THEM THE MOST FREQUENT TARGET ORGAN. THIS ACTIVITY EXAMINES WHEN THIS CONDITION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND HOW TO PROPERLY EVALUATE FOR IT. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.