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Chronic kidney disease, also called chronic kidney failure, involves a gradual loss of kidney function. Your kidneys filter wastes and excess fluids from ...
Kidney function tests look for the level of waste products, such as creatinine and urea, in your blood. Urine tests. Analyzing a sample of your urine can reveal ...
When kidneys no longer function well enough to meet a body's needs, treatment involves kidney dialysis or kidney transplant.
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a condition in which clusters of cysts grow in the body, mainly in the kidneys. Over time, the cysts may cause the ...
With chronic kidney disease, kidney function is gradually lost. End-stage renal failure is when dialysis or a kidney transplant is needed to stay alive.
For polycystic kidney disease, certain tests can detect the size and number of kidney cysts you have. Tests also can show how much healthy kidney tissue you ...
Diabetic nephropathy happens when diabetes damages blood vessels and other cells in the kidneys. How the kidneys work. A healthy kidney and a diseased kidney ...
Kidney disease happens when the kidneys have been damaged and no longer work as they should. There rarely are symptoms in the early stages.
Chronic kidney disease is the gradual loss of kidney function. Some people, including African Americans, Native Americans and Asian Americans, are at higher ...
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