Laboratory and clinical aspects of renal dysfunctions prevalent in childhood.

• Autor(a) principal: Souza, Cristiane Véras Bezerra
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Cunha, Cláudia Regina Silva dos Santos, Mangueira, Melissa de Almeida Melo Maciel, Salgado Filho, Natalino, Duarte, José Luiz Muniz Bandeira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences
• Texto Completo: https://bjihs.emnuvens.com.br/bjihs/article/view/643
• topic: Doença renal; Insuficiência renal, Rins, Saúde renal; Transplante renal; Kidney disease, Dental care, special patients, hemodialysis, terminal renal patients.

Background: Kidney disease in a general aspect is considered a progressive condition that leads to altered kidney function when in advanced stages, it is usually a pathology without alternatives for rapid improvement, with progressive evolution that can cause medical, social and economic problems. Objective: To trace the clinical and laboratory profile of children and adolescents with kidney disease. Methods: This was a retrospective observational study. Sample with children and adolescents aged 2 to 14 years old admitted to a university hospital of high complexity, in São Luís (MA), Brazil, in the period from January 2014 to July 2018 with diagnosis of renal dysfunction. Results: 219 patients were included. Most were female and from the interior of the state. The main signs and symptoms were edema with a percentage of 64.8% and 51.1% with oliguria, and as for the laboratory profile was verified the average values of hematocrit below the reference values, in this aspect it is highlighted that renal vasoconstriction can lead the patient to present anemia of renal disease. Conclusion: Laboratory and clinical aspects of renal dysfunction are associated mainly with anemia and edema, actions involving individual aspects of nutritional intake, laboratory screening and early interventions may reduce mortality and comorbidity.