Kidney Failure

Kidney failure refers to temporary or permanent damage to the kidneys that results in loss of normal kidney function. There are two different types of kidney failure - acute and chronic.
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Chronic kidney failure, on the other hand, usually develops slowly, with few signs or symptoms in the early stages.
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JAI RADHAKRISHNAN, MD: If you look at diseases that cause kidney failure, it's not common, but when you look at kidneys that cause protein to be leaked to the urine, ...
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Kidney failure occurs when the kidneys partly or completely lose their ability to filter water and waste from the blood.
The build up of toxic substances normally removed from the body by the kidneys can cause dangerous health problems.
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Kidney Failure
When the kidneys fail—which can happen as a result of a number of different disorders, only some of which are primarily kidney diseases—waste products build up in the blood, causing serious complications.
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Acute kidney failure: See: Acute renal failure.
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Alternate Names
: Kidney Failure - Chronic Blockage, Obstructive Uropathy - Bilateral - Chronic
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Kidney failure
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If antibiotics are administered immediately, the infection clears up in 75% of patients. If cholangitis does not improve, the infection may spread and become life threatening.
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Kidney failure is another important cause of metabolic acidosis. Ingestion of toxic substances, such as antifreeze or excessive amounts of aspirin, can also lead to metabolic acidosis.
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kidney failure
low blood pressure requiring intensive support
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Call your health care provider if you have recently had a blood transfusion or transplant and you experience the symptoms listed above.
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In kidney failure, the kidneys lose their ability to filter enough waste products from the blood and to regulate the body's balance of salt and water. Eventually, the kidneys slow their production of urine, or stop producing it completely.
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Acute kidney failure
Chronic kidney failure
Chronic glomerulonephritis
Congestive heart failure
High blood pressure
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Treatment of Kidney Failure
As much as 90 to 95 percent of kidney function can be lost before kidney failure becomes apparent.
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Cameron, J. S. Kidney Failure: The Facts. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Ross, Linda M., ed. Kidney and Urinary Tract Diseases and Disorders Sourcebook. Vol. 21. Detroit: Omnigraphics, Inc., 1997.
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hepatitis
heart or kidney failure
inflammation and fibrous hardening of the sac that contains the heart (constrictive pericarditis) ...
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acute kidney failure
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acute renal failure ...
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Since the 1970s the number of food poisoning cases in the United States has gradually increased, and beginning in the 1980s more virulent organisms and more serious cases of food poisoning with complications leading to miscarriage, kidney failure, ...
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In a person with kidney failure, a low FENA may indicate that reduced blood flow to the kidneys is causing the kidney failure. A urine test for sodium may be done. For more information, see the medical test Sodium in Urine.
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Eligible individuals include those who are 65 or older, people of any age with permanent kidney failure, and disabled people under age 65. Medicare is divided into two parts, Part A and Part B.
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Check for kidney failure (this test is one of the most sensitive tests for kidney failure).
Monitor kidney function if you have a chronic disease such as diabetes and some autoimmune diseases.
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One type of diet is specifically for people who have progressive chronic renal failure, or kidney failure, but are not on dialysis yet. Along with medicine, a low-protein diet may slow the worsening of kidney failure.
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High blood pressure is a serious concern because it increases the risk of heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure and stroke. Treatment that brings blood pressure down to normal levels reduces the risk of having these undesirable conditions.
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Alstrom syndrome: A progressive genetic disorder characterized by obesity, deafness, and visual problems in childhood and diabetes with insulin resistance (type 2 diabetes) and kidney failure in adulthood.
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Rarely, contrast dye may cause kidney failure. Patients with diabetes, impaired kidney function, and patients who are dehydrated are at higher risk for kidney failure.
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Some problems include slow growth, enlarged liver, gout, kidney failure, and chronic low blood sugar. In the past, von Gierke disease was associated with stunted growth, delayed or absent puberty, and early death.
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A substance that is being used to treat overactive parathyroid glands in patients with kidney failure. It is also being studied in the treatment of cancer. Paricalcitol belongs to the family of drugs called vitamin D analogs.
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Polycystic kidney disease can lead to kidney failure. This article provides information about the disease and how it is treated.
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Hypertension, or high blood pressure, can contribute to heart disease, strokes and kidney failure. A number of studies have shown vegetarians to have lower blood pressures than non-vegetarians (Sacks, 1974, Armstrong, 1977).
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In clinical trials as a treatment for secondary anemia due to kidney failure. Also in clinical trials in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery and in patients undergoing CABG procedures. Mfg: Hemosol Inc.
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A treatment to remove certain molecules from the blood, particularly in people with kidney failure.
diaphoresis
Excessive sweating.
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- If edema is caused by heart disease, then turn to that section. If it is caused by kidney failure or other causes, then read the following.
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People who are more vulnerable are the elderly, the very young and those who have longterm medical conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, asthma, kidney failure or immune problems such as HIV/AIDS.
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The breath may have an ammonia-like odor (also described as urine-like or "fishy") in people with chronic kidney failure.
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An abnormality in the production or elimination of uric acid can cause attacks of gouty arthritis, kidney stones, and even, in extreme cases, the blockage of the kidney tubules with uric acid crystals, leading to kidney failure.
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