Glossary for Chronic renal insufficiency

• Abdominal conditions: Medical conditions affecting the abdominal region.
• Anemia: Reduced ability of blood to carry oxygen from various possible causes.
• Glomerulosclerosis: A condition which results in the fibrosis and scarring of the renal glomeruli
• High blood pressure: High blood pressure
• Hyperkalemia: The excess of potassium in the blood
• Kidney conditions: Any condition affecting the kidney organs.
• Kidney disease: Reduced kidney function from various causes.
• Metabolic Acidosis: Metabolic acidosis is a process which if unchecked leads to acidemia (i.e. blood pH is low (less than 7.35) due to increased production of H+ by the body or the inability of the body to form bicarbonate (HCO3-) in the kidney.
• Oxalosis: A rare inherited metabolic disorder where excess oxalic acid forms crystals which make up urinary stones. In type I primary hyperoxaluria there is a deficiency of peroxisomal alanine-glyoxalate aminotransferase and type II involves a deficiency of the enzyme glyoxylate reductase/hydroxypyruvate reductase.
• Oxalosis, Type II: A rare inherited metabolic disorder where excess oxalic acid forms crystals which make up urinary stones. In type I primary hyperoxaluria there is a deficiency of the enzyme glyoxylate reductase/hydroxypyruvate reductase.
• Oxalosis, type I: A rare inherited metabolic disorder where excess oxalic acid forms crystals which make up urinary stones. In type I primary hyperoxaluria there is a deficiency of alanine-glyoxalate aminotransferase.
• Protein in urine: An increase in the protein in the urine above normal levels
• Proteinuria: Protein in the urine
• Renal tubular acidosis, distal, type 4: A rare disorder where the kidney tubules fail to remove acids from the blood and into the urine which results in high blood acidity. The disorder is caused by low levels of the aldosterone hormone or the kidneys inability to respond to the hormone.
• The Primary Hyperoxalurias: An excess of oxalates in the urine
• Tiredness: Feeling tired either physically or mentally
• Urinary system conditions: Medical conditions affecting urination, urinary organs or the urinary system.

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