Stages Of Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- What Is It? & Symptoms
- Diagnosis & Expected Duration
- Prevention & Treatment
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What Is It?
Diabetic nephropathy is kidney disease that is a complication of diabetes. It can occur in people with type 2 diabetes, the diabetes type that is most common and is caused by resistance to insulin, or in people with type 1 diabetes, the type that more often begins at an early age and results from decreased insulin production. Diabetic nephropathy is caused by damage to the tiniest blood vessels. When small blood vessels begin to develop damage, both kidneys begin to leak proteins...
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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 »
Membranous nephropathy
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Membranous glomerulonephritis; Membranous GN; Extramembranous glomerulonephritis; Glomerulonephritis - membranous; MGNTreatmentThe goal of treatment... Read more »
Reflux nephropathy
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Chronic atrophic pyelonephritis; Vesicoureteric reflux; Nephropathy - reflux; Ureteral refluxTreatmentThe degree of reflux is separated into five... Read more »
IgA nephropathy (Bergers disease)
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Nephropathy - IgA; Berger's diseaseTreatmentThe goal of treatment is to relieve symptoms and prevent or delay chronic renal failure.Medicines may be... Read more »
End-stage kidney disease
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
End-stage kidney disease is the complete, or almost complete failure of the kidneys to function. The main function of the kidneys is to remove wastes... Read more »
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