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There are many kidney disease. Infections and stones are quite common. You can also get nephritis, and damage to the kidneys from high blood pressure, Diabetes, analgesic abuse. Congenital problems can occur like PUJ obstruction, cystic kidneys, horseshoe shaped kidney, duplex kidney, and kidney tumours.
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Why have a urinalysis done?
A urinalysis screens for multiple conditions such as urine / kidney infections, orther forms of kidney disease, vascular disease, liver disease, diabetes and others.
What is tubular kidney disease?
There are many potential causes of heart disease, and the cause differs depending on the type of heart disease. The most common type of heart disease is known as coronary artery disease, where fatty substances form within the arteries leading to the heart, which can eventually cause a heart attack. Some of the risk factors associated with heart disease include high blood pressure, high levels of cholesterol, smoking, diabetes, obesity, inactivity, poor diet, and excessive alcohol consumption. Age and a family history of heart disease are also risk factors. On a positive note, some of these risk factors can be controlled through not smoking, engaging in regular physical activity, consuming a healthy diet, having a healthy weight, and managing blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and diabetes. Chest pain, shortness of breath, profuse sweating, and pain moving from the chest into the arm, jaw, and back are symptoms that need immediate attention.
What type of problem most commonly affects the urinary system organs?
There are several different types of kidney disease. These include inflammation of the filtering parts of the kidney (called glomerulonephritis), polycystic kidney disease, an inherited genetic disorder where the kidney tissues become replaced by cysts, and scarring of the kidney tissues caused by backflow of the urine from the bladder (called reflux nephropathy), which is caused by structural defects. Diabetic kidney disease which damages the kidneys' filtering membranes, and kidney disease due to high blood pressure are other forms of kidney disease
What kidney disease does George Lopez have?
He has Gentic Kindney Disease
What is Kinney disease?
Kidney disease is a abnormal condition of the kidneys. This can be something like kidney stones or a kidney infection.
What is chronic kidney disease?
"Chronic" just means long term. Not necessarily "life threatening" or "life shortening". Hence most forms of kidney diseases would be described as "chronic".
What causes Goodpasteur's syndrome?
Goodpasture syndrome is a rare disease that involves rapidly progressive kidney failure along with lung disease. some forms of this disease can involve just the lung or kidney but not both. This is an autoimmune disorder where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body and destroys healthy body tissue.
What Is the scientific name for chronic kidney disease?
Chronic kidney disease is commonly referred to by its abbreviation, CKD. The scientific name for chronic kidney disease is chronic renal insufficiency.
What phobia is the fear of kidney disease?
Albuminurophobia is the name of the phobia relating to the fear of kidney disease
Are patients with diabetes mellitus at greater risk for kidney disease?
Yes, kidney disease and kidney failure are potential complication of diabetes mellitus.
Does the term nephropathy mean any disease of the kidney?
Yes, nephropathy means any disease of the kidney.
How old do you have to be to have kidney failure?
You can get Kidney Disease at any age. I was diagnosed at age 9 with Kidney Disease but had it earlier than that just undiagnosed. Usually it does not get diagnosed until stage 3 of Kidney Disease because that is when post people start to show symptoms. Chronic Kidney Disease means you will end up on either a dialysis machine or need a kidney transplant where as Acute Kidney Disease they might be able to save your kidneys. More can be found out at your local Kidney Foundation depending on what country you are in.
