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The blood's chemical makeup may get out of balance. Acute kidney injury used to be called acute kidney failure. Acute kidney injury is most common in people who ...
Chronic kidney disease happens when the kidneys are damaged for more than a few months. The kidneys clean the blood by removing waste and extra fluid, ...
Urine tests. A sample of your urine may show something that suggests a condition that might explain kidney failure. This is called urinalysis. Imaging tests.
Learn about kidney failure symptoms, tests, diagnosis and treatment options, including medicine, dialysis and kidney transplant.
Before end-stage renal disease, the focus of your treatment is on education and preparing for dialysis or kidney transplant. You will talk with dialysis ...
When kidneys no longer function well enough to meet a body's needs, treatment involves kidney dialysis or kidney transplant.
If not treated, an infection can cause lasting damage to the kidneys. Or the bacteria can spread to the bloodstream and cause a dangerous infection of the blood ...
It's estimated that about 1 in every 10 Americans has kidney disease. Rising rates of diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity — all risk factors for ...
Anemia. Not having enough red blood cells in your blood (anemia) is a common complication of kidney failure and hemodialysis. Failing kidneys reduce production ...
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