When chronic kidney disease is discovered, the degree of kidney dysfunction and rapidity of progression is to be assessed, and the underlying disorder is to be diagnosed. Important useful information is obtained initially from the estimation of glomerula
The most common imaging technique now used for the kidney is the renal ultrasound, which can detect size, shape, symmetry of kidneys and presence of tumour, stone or renal obstruction.B. AfzaliS. JayawardeneD. Goldsmith
It’s rare for kidney disease to simply go away. Over time, it’s likely to get worse. Because of that, the sooner you find out that you have it, the better. Early treatment may prevent your kidneys from failing. But there’s no “one-size-fits-all” treatment for this condition. ...
Those with conditions such asdiabetes,high blood pressure, obesity, orlupusshould consider themselves at higher risk for kidney disease. Also, your age, weight, family history, and overall health may put you at greater risk for CKD. If you have any of theserisk factors, talk to your doctor...
The social cost of chronic kidney disease in Italy Direct medical costs have been estimated using tariffs for laboratory tests, diagnostic exams, visits, hospitalization and prices for drugs. Non-medical costs... G Turchetti,S Bellelli,M Amato,... - 《European Journal of Health Economics》 被...
I know diagnosis of renal stone disease involves a medical history, physical examination, laboratory evaluation, and imaging tests. I know this because my doctor was suspicious kidney stones are my problem. That is why he wanted to determine if I had a history of kidney stones. Now he said ...
Kidney cancer: Opportunity for disease specific targeted therapy Introduction for screening for prostate cancer as a healthcare policy is desirable provided its effectiveness can be shown in terms of decreasing prostate ... WM Linehan - 《Urol Oncol》 被引量: 11发表: 2008年 Novel Liquid Biomarkers...
Our kidney's filter out the waste in our blood and eliminates it through urine. The kidney system can be affected by a range of disorders including hypertension (high blood pressure), kidney stones and kidney disease. The health of our kidneys is vital to our everyday enjoyment of life. Wh...
Simple blood tests could help physicians decide which patients with a particular autoimmune kidney disease can forgo potentially toxic medications and which need to be treated, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of theJournal of the American Society of Nephrology(JASN). ...
Have kidney disease A high level may also show you take too much of a certain class of medicine totreat type 2 diabetes. They’re called sulfonylureas and include: Chlorpropamide (Diabinese) Glimepiride (Amaryl) Glipizide (Glucotrol,Glucotrol XL) ...