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Kidney anatomy

Kidney - blood and urine flow

Kidney disease

Definition:

Kidney disease is classified as any disease or disorder that affects the function of the kidneys. This may include:

acute kidney failure
acute nephritic syndrome
analgesic nephropathy
atheroembolic renal disease
chronic kidney failure
chronic nephritis
congenital nephrotic syndrome
end-stage renal disease
Goodpasture's syndrome
IgM mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis
interstitial nephritis
kidney cancer
kidney damage
kidney infection
kidney injury
kidney stones
lupus nephritis
membranoproliferative GN I
membranoproliferative GN II
membranous nephropathy
minimal change disease
necrotizing glomerulonephritis
nephroblastoma
nephrocalcinosis
nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
nephropathy - IgA
nephrosis (nephrotic syndrome)
polycystic kidney disease
post-streptococcal GN
reflux nephropathy
renal artery embolism
renal artery stenosis
renal disorders
renal papillary necrosis
renal tubular acidosis type I
renal tubular acidosis type II
renal underperfusion
renal vein thrombosis

Causes, incidence, and risk factors:

Symptoms:

Signs and tests:

Treatment:

Support Groups:

Expectations (prognosis):

Complications:

Calling your health care provider:

Prevention:

Review Date: 9/13/2005
Reviewed By: Robert Mushnick, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor, SUNY Downstate Health Center, Brooklyn, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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