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1033
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How is autosomal dominant PKD diagnosed?
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is usually diagnosed by kidney imaging studies. The most common form of diagnostic kidney imaging is ultrasound, but more precise studies, such as computerized tomography (CT) scans or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are also widely used.
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bingllei |
Jan-05-2012
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954
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Can My Renal Failure Reversible or Treated
Internationally, many countries estimate the renal function by GRF, which indicates how the glomeruli filtrate the blood. Chronic Renal Failure, which is also called CRF, is the last stage all kinds of kidney disease will achieve if not controlled or treated well.
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bingllei |
Jan-05-2012
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993
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The Treatment Method of Early-Stage Kidney Failure
When people went to the stage of Kidney Failure, it means the kidney function has already been damaged seriously. The survived kidney nephrons can’t hold the normal work of kidneys so that metabolic wastes and toxins can’t be discharged from blood, in the form of urine. Early-stage Kidney Failure can be controlled well if they choose standard treatment, which depends on real illness condition. As for patients at early-stage Kidney Failure, there are two methods which can control people’s illness
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ckdsite |
Jan-03-2012
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867
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Start Dialysis According to Creatinine Level
Don't be afraid of Dialysis. Dialysis can help patients who have high creatinine feel better and slow done the damage to kidney function. If kidney function is damaged, they can no longer perform its normal functions of secreting hormones, regulating balance of erythrocytes and uric-acid and maintaining stability of internal environment.
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bingllei |
Jan-03-2012
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897
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Overview of Polycystic Kidney Disease
Polycystic kidney disease is a genetic kidney disease in which the kidneys, including cortex and medulla, are filled with cysts. Nearly half of patients with this disease will experience high blood pressure.
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bingllei |
Jan-02-2012
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889
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Side Effects Brought By Kidney Dialysis for ESRD
Kidney dialysis is a lifesaving auxiliary therapy to discharge wastes out of the body for patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). However, risks and potential side effects associated with dialysis should also not be neglected. Patients who are undergoing kidney dialysis should not be panic when encountering the following circumstances.
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bingllei |
Jan-01-2012
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893
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Why Is There Protein in Urine
Protein in urine is clinically named as proteinuria. It is a common clinical symptom in Kidney Disease. However, besides Kidney Disease, in some other cases, there is also protein in urine.
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bingllei |
Dec-28-2011
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923
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Is Creatinine Level 2.8 on Blood Test Severe
Serum Creatinine is probably the most widely used measure of evaluating renal function. Creatinine is a non-protein waste product of creatine phosphate metabolism by skeletal muscle tissue. Creatinine production is continuous and is proportional to muscle mass. Some people may find they have a higher creatinine level on the routine test, so what does that mean? Is it severe?
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bingllei |
Dec-26-2011
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991
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Polycystic Kidney Disease and High Creatinine
Polycystic kidney disease is a type of genetic disease, and now there is no big breakthrough on the treatment for this disease. However, there are other new choices for the patients other than dialysis and kidney transplant.
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bingllei |
Dec-25-2011
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913
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Complication of Peritoneal Dialysis: Malnutrition
Malnutrition is very common in Chronic Renal Failure. The patients also lose much nutrition in dialysis, especially hemodialysis. Moreover, the patients on dialysis still have to keep a strict diet. Those factors can aggravate the patients’ malnutrition greatly.
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bingllei |
Dec-25-2011
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878
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How to Arrange Diet in End Stage Renal Disease Secondary to Polycystic Kidney Disease
Most Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) patients will develop kidney failure in the end. In the end stage of Renal Failure secondary to Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), namely Uremia, many patients lose their appetite.
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By
bingllei |
Dec-23-2011
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1163
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Test Yourself For Sugar Allergies And Other Gastrointestinal Issues With A Simple Breath Test
Find out if you suffer from a sugar allergy, or if your unusual stomach noises are something more serious. Taking a test to discover sugar allergies is extremely simple, because all it requires is your breath.
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By
Roger Reed |
Dec-23-2011
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1028
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Basic Bladder Cancer Symptoms That Should Be Given Urgent Medical Treatment
The bladder is an important part of our urinary system. Bladder cancer is a very common condition inside urinary system. Typical bladder cancer symptoms include things like strange colors of urine as well as abdominal discomfort. This type of cancer necessitates prompt medical assistance as it will have an effect on different neighboring body parts too.
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By
MaddisonPearce |
Dec-22-2011
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886
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What Are the Clinical Symptoms of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD)?
Initially, ADPKD has no symptoms, but it can be detected by ultrasound in childhood. It progresses slowly over the years, and it attacks in youth or in middle age in most cases. The symptoms, such as back pain, discomfort, hematuria, urinary tract infections, are all associated with the influences of the cysts. Chronic infection tends to co-exist with and aggravate the kidney conditions. In the advanced stage, the kidneys become so large that they can be felt by hands. Almost 33% of the kidney p
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bingllei |
Dec-22-2011
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8977
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Do You Know the Complications of Anaphylactic Purpura Nephritis
Anaphylactic Purpura Nephritis means that kidney damage caused by Anaphylactic Purpura, and the cause of this kind of disease may be allergic reaction caused by germs, virus, parasite and other infection, or allergy caused by some drugs, food and so on, or irritation caused by plant flower powder, bugbite, chill.
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bingllei |
Dec-22-2011
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879
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Is There Any Treatment for Polycystic Kidney Disease
Polycystic Kidney Disease is the most common inherited disease in the world. Children of parents who have PKD have a 50% chance of getting the disease. Sacs of fluid (called cysts) grow in the kidneys. If too many cysts grow or if they get too big, the kidneys become damaged. The cysts may also cause pain or may get infected.
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bingllei |
Dec-21-2011
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924
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A Healthy Diet Helps Slow down Renal Failure Progression
A healthy diet can help slow down Renal Failure progression. For the patients with Renal Failure, their kidneys can not function well thus causing accumulation of water and metabolic wastes in body. Therefore, they have to pay more attention to what they eat in daily life so as to prevent further damage to their kidneys.
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bingllei |
Dec-20-2011
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1003
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What Is the Treatment of Renal Cortical Cyst?
Renal cortex is the part where is gathered with glomerulus. If cyst grows in renal cortex it is Renal Cortical Cyst. When Renal Cortical Cyst is small, people can live with it without any discomfort. However, when Renal Cortical Cyst grows larger it can press surrounding renal tissues and lead to the condition of renal ischemia and anoxia. If this condition lasts for a long term, it injures renal intrinsic cell or even ruins renal intrinsic cell. As a result, renal function is greatly declined
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bingllei |
Dec-20-2011
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855
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Symptoms and Prognosis of IgA Nephropathy
IgA Nephropathy, referring to the inflammation of glomeruli, is characterized by the deposition of IgA and other kinds of immune complex in the mesangial area. It mainly presents the following symptoms.
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bingllei |
Dec-20-2011
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843
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Something You Should Know About Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
We are often eager to know the things around us and if we have some confusions, we want to know them clearly. This also goes for diseases. Patients with Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis which can be abbreviated FSGS, usually want to know more about it.
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bingllei |
Dec-20-2011
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949
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At What Creatinine Level Do You Start Dialysis
Creatinine is an important measurement of renal function and it is the metabolic product of muscle. For the patients with Renal Failure, as their kidneys are damaged seriously, the kidneys can not excrete the creatinine normally thus accumulating in the blood.
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bingllei |
Dec-20-2011
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924
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Reasons and Treatment of High Blood Pressure Because of Polycystic Kidney Disease
Polycystic Kidney Disease is a kind of hereditary disease which will pass through the families. They will pass the faulty gene to their children. Polycystic Kidney Disease patients can present a lot of horrible complications, such as polycystic liver, polycystic spleen and high blood pressure etc. The following are descriptions of high blood pressure caused by Polycystic Kidney Disease.
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bingllei |
Dec-20-2011
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883
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How to Treat High Creatinine of Polycystic Kidney Disease(PKD)
With the progression of Polycystic Kidney Disease(PKD) over long periods, fluctuation and obvious increase of creatinine may appear, which may indicate the disease has developed into Renal Insufficiency or even Uremia. Then What is the reason for high creatinine of Polycystic Kidney Disease? How to treat it?
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bingllei |
Dec-20-2011
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Symptoms of Polycystic Kidney Disease
Many patients with the disease of Polycystic Kidney Disease have the symptom of backache. It is usually the relatively early symptoms of the enlargement of the cysts. Sometimes, sensitive patients may pay attention to the slight backache. While, at most time, patients don't not realize that the backache have relation with the disease of Polycystic Kidney Disease and usually neglect this symptom.
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bingllei |
Dec-20-2011
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891
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Polycystic Kidney Disease and Sexual Life
As for many couples, when one of them is diagnosed as the disease of Polycystic Kidney Disease, they worry about whether can have normal sexual life or sexual activity.
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By
bingllei |
Dec-20-2011
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