Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- What Is It? & Symptoms
- Diagnosis & Expected Duration
- Prevention & Treatment
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Diagnosis
The first sign of kidney damage is protein in the urine, which a doctor can measure in microscopic amounts, called microalbuminuria. Small amounts of albumin show up in the urine 5 to 10 years before major kidney damage happens.
If you have diabetes, your doctor will suggest regular monitoring of urine and blood tests to check the health of your kidneys.
Occasionally, a doctor may be concerned that kidney injury in a diabetic person is related to a separate problem. In that...
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Diabetic nephropathy
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Diabetic nephropathy is kidney disease or damage that occurs in people with diabetes.See also:Chronic kidney diseaseRisk factors for diabetesType 1... Read more »
Diabetes
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The immediate goals are to treat diabetic ketoacidosis and high blood glucose levels. Because type 1 diabetes can start suddenly and have severe... Read more »
Type 1 diabetes
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Insulin-dependent diabetes; Juvenile onset diabetes; Diabetes - type 1TreatmentThe immediate goals of treatment are to treat diabetic ketoacidosis... Read more »
Analgesic nephropathy
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Analgesic nephropathy involves damage to one or both kidneys caused by overexposure to mixtures of medications, especially over-the-counter pain... Read more »
Reflux nephropathy
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Chronic atrophic pyelonephritis; Vesicoureteric reflux; Nephropathy - reflux; Ureteral refluxPreventionQuickly treating conditions that cause reflux... Read more »
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