Webb1 aug. 2003 · Arguably, the first utilitarian marker for renal disease, AKI, acute kidney disease (AKD) or chronic kidney disease (CKD), was proteinuria, which we generally attribute to Bright but was probably... Webb1 jan. 2024 · Richard Bright, working at Guy's Hospital in London during the era of clinical–pathological correlation, had shown that the urine of some patients with dropsy (edema or anasarca) was coagulable by heat (albuminuric) and that when such patients became available for autopsy, the kidneys showed one of several forms of alteration, …
Richard Bright British physician Britannica
WebbBright's disease is a historical classification of kidney diseases that are described in modern medicine as acute or chronic nephritis. [1] It was characterized by swelling and the presence of albumin in the urine, and was frequently accompanied by high blood pressure and heart disease. [citation needed] Signs and symptoms [ edit] WebbBright’s disease was named for the physician Dr Richard Bright (1789 to 1858) who was credited for the discovery of the disease through his research on patients who exhibited dropsy (swelling) and albuminuria (protein in the urine). This research allowed him to create a new category of disease. In 1827, he published his work ‘Reports on ... thomas peterssohn
RICHARD BRIGHT AND THE DISCOVERY OF KIDNEY DISEASE
WebbIn 1630, Nicolas Fabricius de Peiresc, a French astronomer and naturalist, did the first microscopic description of urine crystals as "a heap of rhomboidal bricks." Posteriorly, in … WebbRichard Bright described acute nephritis, nephrosis (=nephrotic syndrome), uraemia , small contracted and large swollen kidneys, and also noted the link between kidney disease … Webbquantitating microscopic urine sediments (Addis II Urinalysis count) A Urine Specimen • Richard Bright – urinalysis as part of doctor’s B Purpose of Urinalysis routine patient examination in 1827 C Urine Formation D Urine Composition URINALYSIS E Urine Volume i Terminology F Specimen Collection URINE SPECIMEN i Specimen Container thomas peterson obituary minnesota