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Kidney Failure

End Stage Renal Disease is total kidney failure, when the kidney can no longer filter waste and the only option is a kidney transplant or dialysis.

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How can type 2 diabetes cause kidney damage?
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by Healthy Humans
Uncontrolled diabetes results in high circulating blood glucose (sugar) levels, and this injures the small blood vessels (microvasculature) of the kidney (especially in the filtering portion of the kidney, the glomerulus). The damage to the kidney blood vessels starts right away with high blood sugars, but it can take many years of uncontrolled diabetes to produce enough damage to the kidney that ... See More Answers »
How is hemolytic uremic syndrome treated?
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by Cleveland Clinic
Treatments, which consist of maintaining normal salt and water levels in the body, are aimed at easing the immediate symptoms and preventing further problems. A child may need a transfusion of red blood cells delivered through an intravenous, or IV, tube. In severe cases, several sessions of dialysis, a blood-cleansing treatment, may be required to temporarily take over the kidneys' job of filteri... See More Answers »
Can you actually drink too much water?
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by Dr. Michael Roizen
Water intoxication or sickness from drinking too much water occurs where you exceed your capacity to get rid of water. Your capacity to excrete water is normally about 1000 milliliters per hour (which is about 4 glasses), so if you drink more than this, you will dilute your body salts. If the capacity to excrete water is impaired, then even lesser rates of consumption will result in low sodium co... See More Answers »
What happens before kidney transplant surgery?
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by Cleveland Clinic
The nurse will meet with you and your family to discuss what to expect before, during and immediately after surgery.Before you go to the operating room, you will be asked to: Change into a hospital gown Empty your bladder Remove your dentures or partial plate Remove eyeglasses or contact lenses Remove jewelry, makeup, nail polish and hairpins To prepare you for the surgery you will have an... See More Answers »
What happens during kidney donation surgery?
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by Cleveland Clinic
Kidney transplantation involves removing a healthy kidney from your body and placing it into a recipient's body where it can perform all of the functions that a failing kidney cannot. Your kidney will be removed using one of two methods: laparoscopic nephrectomy or open nephrectomy. Laparoscopic nephrectomy is a minimally invasive procedure in which a special camera called a laparoscope is used t... See More Answers »
What is an angiomyolipoma?
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by Dr. William D. Knopf
An angiomyolipoma is a benign (noncancer) tumor of fat and muscle tissue that usually is found in the kidney. Angiomyolipomas rarely cause symptoms, but may bleed or grow large enough to be painful or cause kidney failure. They are common in patients with tuberous sclerosis (a genetic disorder in which benign tumors grow in the kidneys, brain, eyes, heart, lungs, and skin, causing seizures, menta... See More Answers »
What is granulomatosis?
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by Cleveland Clinic
Granulomatosis is a serious vascular disease that affects organs such as the kidneys. When this disease causes kidney failure, requiring the patient to undergo dialysis three times a day, every day, the doctor recommends kidney transplantation.