2. LEARNING OUTCOME
• What is renal hypertension?
• How does renal disease cause hypertension?
–mechanisms
• Investigations, clinical features and
treatments/managements
4. ETIOLOGY
RENAL STENOSIS
Decrease in the diameter
of the renal arteries
Atherosclerosis; fat,
cholesterol, calcium and
other material found in
the blood
Fibromuscular dysplasia;
abnormal development
or growth of cells on the
renal artery walls
Fibromuscular
dysplasia
Plaques
7. 1)Increased renal vascular resistance
Renal stenosis
pressure at
afferent arteriole
in the kidney
blood flow to
the kidney
renal perfusion
glomerular
filtrate rate (GFR)
Stimulates renin
release by kidney
Renin activates
renin-angiotensin
system
Angiotensinogen
to Angiotensin I
Angiotensin I to
Angiotensin II
10. Inflammation and thickening of the glomerular capillary membranes
Chronic glomerulonephritis
Larger slit in between podocytes
Reduce the glomerular capillary filtration coefficient
Proteinuria
16. GLOMERULONEPHRITIS
• Eat less protein, salt and potassium
• Control your blood pressure
• Take diuretics (water pills) to treat puffiness
and swelling