Kidney Disease Glomerular Hypertrophy. Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor is always the winner yoshida y fogo a ichikawa i. Previous studies have shown that kidney volume enhances the estimation of glomerular filtration rate egfr in kidney donors.
Glomerular hypertrophy also occurs as gfr increases in the obese state. Relationship of glomerular hypertrophy and sclerosis. According to the hyperfiltration theory 43 a setting of low n glom may require a compensatory step in order to sustain renal function.
Alex chang holly kramer in nutritional management of renal disease 2013.
Metabolic changes associated with diabetes lead to glomerular hypertrophy glomerulosclerosis and tubulointerstitial inflammation and fibrosis. African americans and remote living australian aborigines when compared with american whites australian whites and senegalese africans had larger mean glomerular volume and. When the glomeruli become damaged and cannot do their job it is called glomerular disease. Glomerular diseases include many conditions with many different causes.