Kidney Disorders
Health Encyclopedia: Polycystic Kidney Disease
Polycystic kidney disease is an inherited kidney disorder that enlarges the kidneys and interferes with their function because of multiple cysts on the kidneys.
Alternative Names
Cysts - kidneys; Kidney - polycystic; Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease; ADPKD
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is an inherited disorder (with autosomal dominant inheritance -- if one parent carries the gene, the childr...
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Expert & Community Posts
How to Protect Your Kidneys
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert... Avoidance of certain medications that aggrevate kidney disorders. The list to avoid includes... Read more »
A Prescription for Fibromyalgia - Or, Should I Buy Stock in Pfizer?
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert...twice daily, if needed and tolerated. Patients with kidney disease will have to have the dosage... Read more »
TNF-alpha inhibitors may prevent kidney cysts
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...hope to people with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). ADPKD is a... Read more »
Cholesterol and Your Kidneys: A Fatal Connection
By Dr. Kang , Health ExpertChronic kidney disease in itself has been found to be an independent predictor for the development... Read more »
Can I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus?
By Lisa Emrich , Health ExpertIs there an association between rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus)? Can... Read more »
Health Guide
Polycystic kidney disease
...Alternative Names Cysts - kidneys; Kidney - polycystic; Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease; ADPKD Treatment Currently, no treatment can prevent the cysts... Read more »Urinary casts
...indicate an underlying kidney disease. However, they are non-specific and may be present with diverse kidney disorders. Fatty casts -- these result when fatty (lipid) material is... Read more »Chronic glomerulonephritis
Chronic glomerulonephritis is the advanced stage of a group of kidney disorders, resulting in inflammation and gradual, progressive destruction of the glomeruli (internal kidney... Read more »Kidney disease
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Medications
...diseases. It is used to treat a certain type of kidney disease in children after other... Read more »
...such as congestive heart failure, liver disease, or kidney disease. This can help to improve... Read more »
...such as congestive heart failure, liver disease, or kidney disease. This can help to improve... Read more »
...Dosage is based on your medical condition (e.g., kidney disease) and response to treatment. In... Read more »
...Dosage is based on your medical condition (e.g., kidney disease) and response to treatment. Do... Read more »
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June 17, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) may be at risk for hypothyroidism and problems that come with it. Subclinical... Read summary »
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