Take the short Kidney Disease Risk Quiz to see if you may be at risk and learn ways to care for your kidney health now. Take Quiz Calculate your GFR Determine which stage of kidney disease you’re in by calculating a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and start managing your health. ...
The treatment of progressive kidney disease should not wait until it is full blown; rather, practitioners should be aware of the early signs of therapy impending kidney function decline and know the aspects of medical nutrition aimed at preventing or slowing further deterioration....
aKidney disease Professor, currently to a hospital for medical diagnosis and treatment in patients with kidney disease only "iceberg" piece, potential and latent renal disease patients is really under the surface of "iceberg". National diabetic patients have only 60 million, which 30%~40% the ne...
These may slow, or possibly halt, progression of the disease. The medical care of patients with CKD should focus on the following: Delaying or halting the progression of CKD: Treatment of the underlying condition, if possible, is indicated Diagnosing and treating the pathologic manifestations of...
Overall, patients of both sexes with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have lower fertility than the general population [3,4]. In women with CKD, the causes of reduced fertility are only partially understood, but are likely to include the combination of endocrine abnormalities leading to ovulation def...
In diabetic kidney disease, fat accumulates in the kidneys, leading to lipotoxicity and kidney damage. A recently published study by Ulf Eriksson's research group at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics at ... Jan 17, 2025 ...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is accompanied by diverse complications involving bone and mineral metabolism that have implications for skeletal and cardiovascular health. Understanding the highly varied pathophysiology of these co-morbidities can yield in
Angiomyolipomas are related to the genetic disease of tuberous sclerosis. Angiomyolipomas are common benign (noncancerous) tumors of the kidney, composed of three types of cells: vascular cells, immature smooth muscle cells, and fat cells. These benign tumors are mainly found in the kidney, but...
1,2 High-throughput sequencing showed that the disease was caused by named “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” (SARS-CoV-2).3 On February 11, 2020, the World Health Organization officially changed the name of the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID...
The size of kidney stones determine the time needed for their removal from thekidneys. Smaller the size of a stone, the faster it can pass through the urinary tract without surgery o medical intervention. For example, a 2mm stone may pass through the kidneys in about 12 days but stones of...