Kidney conditions
Kidney conditions: Introduction
Any condition affecting the kidneys. A healthy kidney is an abdominal organ involved in removing waste products from the blood. The kidneys may be affected by inflammation, infection, obstruction, structural defects, injuries, tumors and stone formation.
Symptoms of Kidney conditions
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Home Diagnostic Testing
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Kidney conditions: Complications
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Disease Topics Related To Kidney conditions
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Medical Textbooks Online about Kidney conditions
Medical Books Excerpts
- HEMATURIA
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Hematuria
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- HEMATURIA
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Hematuria
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Hematuria
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Hematuria
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Hematuria
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Hematuria
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Hematuria
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- Hematuria
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- HEMATURIA
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Diagnostic Tests for Kidney conditions
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Kidney conditions: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Kidney conditions
Interstitial cystitis an under-diagnosed bladder condition: The medical
condition of interstitial cystitic is a bladder condition that can be
misdiagnosed as various conditions such as overactive bladder or other causes of pelvic pain.
This condition can cause chronic pelvic pain or symptoms of urinary incontinence,
similar to overactive bladder.
Millions of patients may be misdiagnosed - an estimated third of the 9 million women with
chronic pelvic pain (CPP) or 4.5 million of the 17 million women with overactive bladder syndrome
do not respond well to treatment, and may have interstitial cystitis rather than their given diagnosis.
In other words, about 6 million US women may have misdiagnosed interstitial cystitis.
See interstitial cystitis or overactive bladder, or incontinence....read more »
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Kidney conditions: Research Doctors & Specialists
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Causes of Kidney conditions
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News Archives for Kidney conditions
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Kidney conditions
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Videos for Kidney conditions
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Prognosis for Kidney conditions
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Reseach about Kidney conditions
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Clinical Trials for Kidney conditions
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally
and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
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Kidney conditions: Broader Related Topics
Types of Kidney conditions
Types of Kidney conditions
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Types of Kidney conditions
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Definitions of Kidney conditions:
Acute or chronic condition, characterized by the inability of the kidneys to adequately filter the blood substances, resulting in uremia and electrolyte imbalances. Acute renal failure is usually associated with oliguria or anuria, hyperkalemia, and pulmonary edema. Chronic renal failure is irreversible and requires hemodialysis.--2004
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