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We found about 67 results for Kidney Disorders
  1. Medicines That Can Cause Acute Kidney Injury
  2. Renal Artery Stenosis Learn the basics of renal artery stenosis, including what it is, what causes it, and how it is treated.
  3. Diabetic Kidney Disease Discusses diabetic nephropathy, which is kidney disease or damage caused by diabetes. Covers causes and symptoms. Discusses how it is diagnosed and treatment options, including medicines, diet, and dialysis. Offers home treatment tips.
  4. Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease
  5. Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer Describes kidney cancer. Covers symptoms and how kidney cancer is diagnosed. Covers treatment with surgery and medicines.
  6. Acute Kidney Injury Discusses acute kidney injury (which used to be called acute renal failure). It means your kidneys suddenly stop working normally. Includes prerenal acute kidney injury. Covers causes like kidney or liver disease. Includes symptoms like little urine (oliguria) when you urinate. Covers dialysis.
  7. Acute Kidney Injury Versus Chronic Kidney Disease
  8. Kidney stones: Fast Facts Learn what kidney stones are.
  9. Types of Kidney Stones
  10. Urinary System Includes info on urine tests and urinary tract infections in children, teens, and adults. Also has links to stress incontinence and kidney stone info.
  11. Kidney Stones Explains why and how kidney stones form. Covers types of stones such as calcium, cystine, uric acid, and struvite. Discusses symptoms. Covers treatment, including extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and ureteroscopy. Offers prevention tips.
  12. End-Stage Renal Disease
  13. Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease
  14. Chronic Kidney Disease Discusses chronic kidney disease (chronic renal failure), which means your kidneys don't work the way they should. Discusses dialysis. Covers treating diabetes and high blood pressure, which cause most cases of chronic kidney disease.
  15. Kidney Health Testing for People With Diabetes
  16. Kidney Stones: Preventing Kidney Stones Through Diet Offers tips for changing your diet to help prevent kidney stones. Discusses water, protein, and fiber needs and limiting or avoiding certain foods and supplements. Includes tips for people who've had a calcium or oxalate kidney stone.
  17. Diabetes: Managing Kidney Disease Learn what you can do at home to manage kidney disease.
  18. Kidney Stone Analysis Covers test done on a kidney stone to find out what the stone is made of. Links to info on types of stones, including calcium, uric acid, struvite, and cystine. Explains that test can help doctor decide treatment or give info on preventing more stones from forming.
  19. Kidney Disease: Changing Your Diet Discusses changing your diet to help protect your kidneys when you have kidney disease. Gives general ideas about how to follow the diet your doctor or dietitian recommends. Covers limiting salt (sodium), protein, phosphorus, and potassium.
  20. Kidney Transplant: Before Your Surgery Learn what happens during a kidney transplant and how to prepare.
  21. Kidney Transplant: Returning Home Learn how to care for yourself after a kidney transplant.
  22. Kidney Transplant Discusses surgery to replace a diseased kidney with a healthy one. Explains what a living donor is. Covers what to expect after surgery. Looks at risks. Links to picture of kidney transplant. Links to more in-depth info on organ transplant.
  23. Urinary Problems and Injuries, Age 11 and Younger Briefly discusses the urinary system in children. Covers possible causes of problems in young children. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
  24. Open Surgery for Kidney Stones Discusses traditional surgery used to remove kidney stones. Covers why it is done and what to expect after surgery. Covers risks.
  25. Hereditary Kidney Cancer Syndromes (PDQ®): Genetics - Patient Information [NCI]
  26. Retrograde Pyelogram for Kidney Stones Briefly discusses test used to see if a kidney stone or something else is blocking your urinary tract. Covers how it is done and possible results.
  27. Wilms Tumor and Other Childhood Kidney Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
  28. Kidney Stones: Should I Have Lithotripsy to Break Up the Stone? Guides through decision to have extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy to break up kidney stones. Describes what lithotripsy is and when it is normally used. Covers benefits and risks. Includes an interactive tool to help you make your decision.
  29. Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
  30. Kidney Failure: What Type of Dialysis Should I Have? Guides through decision about what type of dialysis to have for kidney failure. Explains the two basic types of dialysis: hemodialysis and peritoneal. Covers benefits and risks. Includes an interactive tool to help you make your decision.
  31. Advance Care Planning: Should I Stop Kidney Dialysis? Guides through decision to stop kidney dialysis for kidney failure. Covers key factors in decision. Covers benefits and risks. Discusses what happens after dialysis is stopped. Offers interactive tool to help you make your decision.
  32. Kidney Failure: When Should I Start Dialysis? Discusses the decision about when to start dialysis. Includes what kidney failure is, the treatment for it, and reasons why you might or might not want to start dialysis. Includes interactive tool to help you make your decision.
  33. Kidney Failure: Should I Start Dialysis? Guides through decision whether to start kidney dialysis for kidney failure. Covers key factors in decision. Covers benefits and risks. Offers interactive tool to help you make your decision.
  34. Chronic Kidney Disease: Medicines to Be Careful With
  35. Renal Cell Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
  36. Uremia
  37. Foods High in Oxalate
  38. Urinary Problems and Injuries, Age 12 and Older Briefly discusses the urinary system in teens and adults. Covers possible causes of problems, infections, and changes with age. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
  39. Shock Wave Lithotripsy Discusses shock wave lithotripsy, a procedure that uses shock waves to break a kidney stone into smaller pieces. Covers how it is done and what to expect after treatment. Covers risks.
  40. Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR)
  41. Dialysis: What Is It? Understand what dialysis is and how it helps you feel better and live longer.
  42. Nephrectomy Covers surgical removal of all or part of the kidney. Discusses why it may be done, such as for kidney cancer or to remove a damaged kidney. Looks at how well it works and the risks.
  43. Hydronephrosis: Fast Facts Learn about hydronephrosis.
  44. Hemodialysis Discusses process of hemodialysis when chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury cause kidneys to lose ability to remove waste and extra fluid. Covers fistulas and grafts. Looks at what to expect after treatment. Discusses peritoneal dialysis.
  45. Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy or Nephrolithotripsy Looks at procedures to remove kidney stones from the kidneys. Explains difference between nephrolithotomy and nephrolithotripsy. Looks at when each may be done. Covers risks.
  46. Nephrotic Syndrome Discusses nephrotic syndrome, a sign kidneys aren't working right. Includes high levels of protein in urine, low levels of protein in blood, and high cholesterol. Discusses swelling (edema) and kidney failure. Covers causes like diabetes. Covers treatment.
  47. Preeclampsia: Creatinine Clearance Test
  48. Potassium (K) in Blood Test Discusses blood test to check level of potassium (K) in blood. Includes info on what affects potassium levels in the body such as kidney function, blood pH, and hormones. Explains how and why test is done. Covers what results mean.
  49. Ureteroscopy
  50. Dialysis: Measuring How Well It Works
  51. Using a Home Test Kit for Protein in Urine
  52. Urinary Tract Infection: Here's Help Take a minute to learn about a urinary tract infection and what you can do to feel better.
  53. Complicated Urinary Tract Infections
  54. Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs): Risks for Older Adults
  55. Vascular Access Failure
  56. Urinary Tract Infections in Teens and Adults Discusses urinary tract infection in teens and adults. Covers symptoms and how problems might be diagnosed with urinalysis or a urine culture. Looks at treatment with antibiotics. Offers home treatment and prevention tips.
  57. High Blood Pressure Covers causes and symptoms of high blood pressure. Explains systolic and diastolic pressure numbers. Looks at treatment and prevention steps. Includes risks of untreated high blood pressure such as heart attack, stroke, and kidney failure.
  58. Hemodialysis Access: When Is the Right Time? Learn how timing affects what type of vascular access you can get before you start dialysis.
  59. Dialysis: Your Vascular Access Learn what to expect when you have a vascular access procedure for hemodialysis.
  60. Male Genital Problems and Injuries Briefly discusses male genital problems and injuries. Looks at testicle, penis, and scrotum symptoms. Covers rashes and infections. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
  61. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
  62. Peritoneal Dialysis Discusses peritoneal dialysis. Covers having a catheter and using dialysate solution. Discusses hemodialysis. Looks at what to expect after treatment, how well it works, and risks.
  63. Dialysis: Living Better With Dialysis Watch the personal story of someone who's living better with dialysis.
  64. Diabetes: Tests to Watch for Complications
  65. Home Test for Urinary Tract Infections Discusses test kits you can get without a prescription to use at home to check for urinary tract infections (UTIs). Looks at how test is done and how to prepare. Discusses possible results.
  66. Cranberry Juice and Urinary Tract Infections
  67. Urinary Problems During Pregnancy

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