CHANGES AND DISEASES OF THE KIDNEY IN OLD AGE

Abstract

Yaşlanma, böbrekler de dâhil olmak üzere tüm organları etkileyen kaçınılmaz bir biyolojik süreçtir. Bu derlemenin amacı, yaşlanma sürecinde böbreklerde meydana gelen yapısal ve fonksiyonel değişiklikleri ve bu değişikliklerin klinik yansımalarını incelemektir. Yaşlı nüfusta kronik böbrek hastalığının prevalansı yüksektir ve bu durum, diyabet ve hipertansiyon gibi ek koşulların etkisiyle böbrek hasarına yatkınlığı artırmaktadır. Yaşlanmanın böbrek fonksiyonları üzerindeki etkilerini anlamak, yaşlı hastalarda böbrek hastalıklarının tanısı, tedavisi ve yaşam kalitesinin iyileştirilmesi açısından kritik öneme sahiptir. Ayrıca, yaşa bağlı böbrek değişiklikleri ve bu değişikliklerin sağlık sonuçları üzerine rehberlik sağlayacak bilgiler sunmaktır.

Keywords

• Aging
• Kidney
• Kidney Function
• Kidney Anatomy
• Kidney Diseases

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