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Friday, October, 30, 2009

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Health Encyclopedia: End Stage Kidney Disease

Alternative Names

Renal failure - end stage; Kidney failure - end stage; ESRD


Treatment

Dialysis or kidney transplantation are the only treatments for ESRD. The physical condition of the person and other factors determines which of these is used. Other treatments of chronic kidney failure may continue but are unlikely to work without dialysis or transplantation. Current therapy includes aggressive treatment of high blood pressure with an ACE inhibitor or an ang...

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Pre-term Labor – What You Need to Know
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...tract infection, diabetes or gestational diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity or seriously low... Read more »

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High Blood Pressure in Children
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert

High blood pressure goes hand-in-hand with obesity. As obesity increases among children in the... Read more »

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The Causes of High Blood Pressure
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert

...would like to review some of the primary causes of High Blood Pressure. In most cases, there is... Read more »

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Symptoms of High Blood Pressure: 3 Specific Signs to Monitor
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...Hopkinson is a leading and avid researcher of various high blood pressure treatments. He runs a... Read more »

Health Guide

Placental insufficiency
...also helps gets rid of carbon dioxide and other wastes. Certain conditions in the mother, such as high blood pressure, can contribute to problems in the placenta. In some cases, the placental... Read more »
Chronic renal failure
...the disease. Associated diseases that cause or result from chronickidney failure must be controlled.High blood pressure, congestive heart failure, urinary tract infections, kidney stones,... Read more »
Medullary cystic kidney disease
...As the disease progresses, kidney failure develops and appropriate changes will be made: If high blood pressure develops, anti-hypertensive medications may be needed. Anemia may require... Read more »
Salt and High Blood Pressure
In one word, potassium. Nearly 95% of the high blood pressure in the world is known as primary, essential, or idiopathic hypertension. It is called this because no clear underlying cause can be... Read more »
Hypothyroidism: Complications
...Treating the thyroid condition with thyroid replacement therapy can significantly reduce these levels.Mild high blood pressure. Hypothyroidism may slow the heart rate to less than 60 beats per... Read more »

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