London South Bank University, and honorary research fellow in paediatric endocrinology, Queen Mary University of London, London, England.
Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, England.
Nurs Child Young People. 2022 Jul 7;34(4):33-42. doi: 10.7748/ncyp.2022.e1392. Epub 2022 May 9.
This article, the 15th and last in a series on the biological basis of child health, focuses on the renal system, in particular the kidneys. It provides an overview of their role, function, anatomy and physiology, and embryological development. The renal system has a crucial role in homeostasis, so renal function impairment can have wide-ranging and potentially serious consequences for a child's overall health. The article describes some of the common renal conditions seen in children and how these are managed. It explains how to interpret the results of renal function tests and urine sampling conducted to assess renal function and to investigate acute and chronic disease.
本文是关于儿童健康生物学基础的系列文章中的第 15 篇也是最后一篇，主要聚焦于肾脏系统，特别是肾脏。本文概述了肾脏的作用、功能、解剖结构和生理学以及胚胎发育。肾脏系统在维持体内平衡方面起着至关重要的作用，因此，肾功能受损可能会对儿童的整体健康产生广泛且潜在的严重后果。本文描述了在儿童中常见的一些肾脏疾病，以及如何对这些疾病进行管理。本文还解释了如何解读用于评估肾功能和调查急性及慢性疾病的肾功能检测和尿液取样的结果。
