Pathological Anatomy: Gross Specimen Atlas - Part 1. General Pathological Processes - A. M. Romaniuk 2016

Morphology of intracellular and extracellular accumulation of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids. Morphology of pathological accumulation of endogenous and exogenous pigments. Morphology of mineral metabolism disorders. Processes of regeneration, adaptation, and compensation: hyperplasia, hypertrophy, atrophy, organization.
Cloudy swelling of the kidney

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Cloudy Swelling of the Kidney

An example of parenchymatous protein degeneration. Causes: infectious diseases, intoxication, Hypoxia, and primary kidney diseases such as Glomerulonephritis, Pyelonephritis, among others. Consequences: renal function declines; if the condition progresses, degenerative changes lead to parenchymal destruction and proliferation of Connective Tissue.



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