Author/Editor		Pečovnik-Balon, Breda
Title		Ledvične bolezni in staranje
Translated title		Renal disease and ageing
Type		članek
Source		In: Hojs R, Krajnc I, Pahor A, editors. Zbornik predavanj in praktikum 11. srečanje internistov in zdravnikov splošne medicine Iz prakse za prakso z mednarodno udeležbo; 2000 maj 19-20; Maribor. Maribor: Splošna bolnišnica Maribor,
Publication year		2000
Volume		str. 87-97
Language		slo
Abstract		Even in the absence of renal disease, structural and functional changes occur in the kidneys of the elderly. The renal mass decreases, sclerosis of preglomerular vessels occurs, the mesangial volume increases and the glomerular membrane thickens, glomerular filtration and plasma flow decrease, postglomerular vascular resistance increases. In the elderly, the water content of the body is decreased. The most frequent renal diseases of old age are: membranous glomerulonephritis, nephropathy in type II diabetes, nephrosclerosis, ischemic renal disease and amyloidosis.
Descriptors		KIDNEY DISEASES KIDNEY RENAL CIRCULATION AGED WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE WATER-ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE