Renal Failure
Health Encyclopedia: Chronic Renal Failure
Kidney failure - chronic; Renal failure - chronic; Chronic renal insufficiency; CRF; Chronic kidney failure
Prevention
Treatment of the underlying disorders may help prevent or delay development of chronic renal failure. Diabetics should control blood sugar and
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Expert & Community Posts
TNF-alpha inhibitors may prevent kidney cysts
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...the cysts, ADPKD can eventually lead to end stage renal failure and requiring kidney... Read more »
Healthcare Reform: Whatever Happened to Access to Affordable, Quality Care?
By Beth McNamara , Health Expert...thus reducing the costs of caring for those with renal failure. Yet it seems that, with every... Read more »
The Pain Care Maze
By Will Rowe , Health ExpertIf you have a heart problem you go to a cardiologist and get it taken care of. If you have... Read more »
Prevent Iron Deficiency with Healthy Eating
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...especially those with heavy menstrual losses People with renal failure, especially those... Read more »
Health Guide
Chronic renal failure
............dysfunction to severe kidney failure. Progression may continue to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Chronic renal failure usually occurs over a number of years as the internal structures... Read more »Acute kidney failure
Kidney failure; Renal failure; Renal failure - acute; ARF Prevention Treating disorders such as high blood pressure can help prevent acute kidney failure.... Read more »Chronic renal failure
......See kidney disease - support group. Expectations (prognosis) There is no cure for chronic renal failure. Untreated, it usually progresses to end-stage renal disease. Lifelong... Read more »Chronic renal failure
......blood gas and blood chemistry analysis may show metabolic acidosis Changes that indicate chronic renal failure, including both kidneys being smaller than normal, may be seen on: ... Read more »Renal
The term "renal" refers to the kidney. For example, renal failure means kidney failure. Related topics: Kidney disease Kidney disease - diet ... Read more »Images
Medications
...large numbers of cancer cells are killed quickly, kidney failure can occur because the kidneys... Read more »
...blood pressure, especially in patients with long-term kidney failure. This effect may be caused... Read more »
...blood pressure, especially in patients with long-term kidney failure. This effect may be caused... Read more »
...people with long-term serious kidney disease (chronic renal failure), people receiving... Read more »
...people with long-term serious kidney disease (chronic renal failure) and people receiving... Read more »
Related News
Blood-pressure drug+NSAID+diuretic=a dangerous combination
October 02, 2008Australian health officials are warning people who take medications for high blood pressure to beware of a dangerous--and common--drug combination... Read summary »
Medicare may not cover some anemia meds
October 03, 2008The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced it will limit coverage of some anemia medications for patients with certain... Read summary »
Alert: Digitek heart tablets recalled
October 03, 2008The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a recall of Digitek-brand digoxin, a treatment for heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms.... Read summary »
Hormone Level Key for Dialysis Patients
August 07, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Monitoring a hormone level in dialysis patients could help doctors determine which patients with kidney failure are at risk for... Read summary »
Dialysis at Home
October 25, 2006INDIANAPOLIS (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Teaching fourth grade -- and tutoring at home -- is a full-time job for Chris Dowling. But that, along with... Read summary »
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