Nutrition plays a large role in the developmental process of every organ in the body, including the renal system The importance of nutrition for the renal system starts in utero and continues throughout the individual’s entire lifespan

Normal nutritional needs are altered when renal or urologic alterations exist Nutrition plays an extremely important role in promoting quality and length of life in clients with chronic renal illnesses

cystinuria — a rare genetic condition in which nephrolithiasis are made from cystine. dialysis — purification of blood through means other than the kidneys. oligohydramnios — very low to almost absent amniotic fluid, which may be related to impaired or absent kidney function in the fetus. chronic kidney disease — a progressive disease of the kidneys that eventually ends in kidney failure.