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What treatment may be required for Fabry's disease patients with persistent kidney conditions?
If kidney problems progress, kidney dialysis or kidney transplantation may be required for Fabry's disease patients.
The dialysis membranes used in the treatment of kidney disease do not allow plasma protein molecules to pass?
The dialysis membranes used in the treatment of kidney disease do not allow plasma proteins to pass the dialyzing fluid. During kidney dialysis, the constituents of the patients blood pass through the dialysis membrane with the exception of plasma proteins.
Are patients with diabetes mellitus at greater risk for kidney disease?
Yes, kidney disease and kidney failure are potential complication of diabetes mellitus.
Why does a patient with kidney disease resort to this kind of treatment?
Dialyses treatment
What is nephritis?
Nephritis is inflammation of the kidney. About half of all lupus patients have lupus nephritis (kidney disease). A kidney biopsy is done to determine which classification and which level so that appropriate treatment can be prescribed. There are six World Health Organization classificationsfor lupus nephritis with the first one being "no disease."
How do you treat kidney disease?
Chronic kidney disease is often treated with dialysis. It is manageable but not reversible.
What characteristics does an abnormal erythropoietin test have?
Low levels of EPO are found in anemic patients with inadequate or absent production of erythropoietin. Severe kidney disease may decrease production of EPO, and congenital absence of EPO can occur. Elevated levels of EPO.
Who is kidney transplantation performed on?
Kidney transplantation is performed on patients with chronic kidney failure, or end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
What diet is beneficial to Fabry's patients who have kidney problems?
A low sodium, low protein diet may be beneficial to patients with Fabry's disease who have some kidney complications.
Why kidney disease is considered a rich man's ailments?
Kidney malfunction is considered a rich man's ailment because the treatment of this disease is very expensive.
What is the prognosis for a patient with nephrotic syndrome?
Prognosis depends on the underlying disorder. Minimal change disease has the best prognosis of all the kidney disorders, with 90% of all patients responding to treatment. Other types of kidney diseases have less favorable outcomes.
What type of medical specialist would provide treatment for the Ebola virus?
Ideally, treatment of Ebola would involve a team of specialists. Infectious disease specialists treat infectious disease, but other specialists, such as hematologists, critical care specialists, and kidney specialists treat critical Ebola patients.
