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

• Proteinuria
• Microalbuminuria
• more symptoms...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Kidney conditions:

• Bladder & Urinary Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Bladder Testing
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Tests
  • Home Cystitis Tests
  • Home Kidney Tests
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney Function)
  • Home Prostate Cancer Tests
• Kidney Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Kidney Testing
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Test Kits
• more tests...»

Kidney conditions: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Kidney conditions:

• Kidney failure (type of Kidney disease)
• Anemia
• Dialysis-related amyloidosis (DRA) - from dialysis treatment
• Vitamin D deficiency
• Excessive serum phosphorus
• Bone thinning
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Kidney conditions

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Diagnostic Tests for Kidney conditions

• Urine protein test
• Urinalysis
• Serum creatinine
• Serum blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
• more tests...»

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Kidney conditions?

• Misdiagnosis of Kidney conditions
• Failure to diagnose Kidney conditions
• Hidden causes of Kidney conditions (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Kidney conditions

Kidney conditions: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Kidney conditions:

• Urinary Care & Incontinence
• Bladder
• more product offers...»

Kidney conditions: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Urinary & Bladder Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
  • Incontinence -- Undiagnosed
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Interstitial Cystitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Prostate Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

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

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Urinary & Bladder Specialists (Urology):
  • Urology (Urinary Specialists)
  • Urological Surgery (Urinary Surgeons)
  • Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- State Directory
• Kidney Health Specialists (Nephrology):
  • Nephrology (Kidney Health)
  • Pediatric Nephrology (Child Kidney Health)
  • Urology (Urinary/Bladder)
  • Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- Local Directory
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Kidney conditions

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Kidney conditions:

• Kidney Dialysis Centers -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- Ratings and Reports
• Kidney Health (Nephrology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Urinary Health (Urology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Kidney conditions, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Causes of Kidney conditions

• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• more causes...»

Read more about causes of Kidney conditions

More information about causes of Kidney conditions:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Kidney conditions (127 listings)
• Drug interactions causing Kidney conditions (405 listings)
• Underlying causes of Kidney conditions
• Kidney conditions as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Kidney conditions

News Archives for Kidney conditions

Medical news articles related to Kidney conditions include:

• First Vessel Graft Grown From Kidney Patients' Own Cells
• Medicare Change May Impact Black Kidney Patients
• Kidneys From Donors Older Than 70 Still Viable
• 2 or More Sodas a Day Boost Women's Kidney Risks
• Dietary Aid Helps Kidney Patients Stay Safe
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Kidney conditions

Medical research articles related to Kidney conditions include:

• Chronic Kidney Disease - A Summary
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• Biopsy - Kidney
• Kidney failure
• more research...»

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Videos for Kidney conditions

Patient Surveys 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.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Kidney conditions include:

• ADVANCE: Study to Evaluate Cinacalcet Plus Low Dose Vitamin D on Vascular Calcification in Subjects With Chronic Kidney Disease Receiving Hemodialysis - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - cinacalcet
• Pirfenidone to Treat Kidney Disease in Patients With Diabetes - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Pirfenidone
• Olmesartan Medoxomil and Diabetic Nephropathy - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Olmesartan medoxomil,Losartan
• Sulodexide to Treat Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Sulodexide
• Growth Hormone Secretagogue MK-677 Therapy Effect on IGF-1 Levels in CKD and ESRD Patients - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - MK-677
• more trials...»

See full list of 1312 Clinical Trials for Kidney conditions

Statistics for Kidney conditions

• Medical statistics for Kidney conditions
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Kidney conditions
• Death and Mortality statistics for Kidney conditions
• Society statistics for Kidney conditions

Kidney conditions: Broader Related Topics

• All Disease Categories
• Urinary disorders
• more types...»

Types of Kidney conditions

Types of Kidney conditions

• Kidney disease
• Kidney stones
• Glomerular Disease
• Glomerulonephritis
• Glomerulosclerosis
• more types...»

See full list of 51 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 - (Source - Diseases Database)