On gross pathology, nephrosclerosis manifests as a fine granular surface.<unk> " refers to high blood pressure and "nephropathy" means damage to the<unk> ; hence this condition is where chronic high blood pressure causes damages to<unk>  tissue; this includes the small blood vessels, glomeruli,<unk>  tubules and interstitial tissues. The tissue hardens and thickens which is known as nephrosclerosis. The narrowing of the blood vessels means less blood is going to the tissue and so less oxygen is reaching the tissue resulting in tissue death (ischemia). Risk factors for HN include poorly controlled, moderate-to-high blood pressure, older age, other<unk>  disorders, and Afro-Caribbean background, whose exact cause is unclear, as it may be due to either genetic susceptibility or poor health management among people of Afro-Caribbean descent.
Hypertensive kidney disease
Renovascular hypertension
Diabetic nephropathy
Lupus nephritis
Benign nephrosclerosis
Polycystic kidney disease
Analgesic nephropathy
Cystic kidney disease