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Kids' Urinary Infections Usually Not a Kidney Risk by Poh Tin Tan Posted Fri 21 Oct 2011 11:33pm From Reuters Health InformationBy Amy NortonNEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 12 - Most children with recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) are not at increased risk of chronic kidney disease later in life, a new meta-analysis suggests."If there is no structural abnormalities in the kidney ultrasound after the first UTI, the parents should not be ... Read on »

My first "Annual" Kidney Exam by Nathan M. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 11:31pm Good evening everyone! I had my one-year post-transplant Glofil appointment on Tuesday. My score was 81. For those of you keeping track, I was 86.1 right after the transplant, 82 at the six-month mark. I asked the doctor (physician's assistant), and she said that the "normal" range for a post-transplant patient was between 40 and 60, ... Read on »

Is Eating Too Much Protein Going to Harm My Kidneys? by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 01 Mar 2011 12:05pm Dear Mark, I am studying to become a nurse and am taking my first nutrition class at a local college. As one of our assignments we had to record everything we ate for an entire week. After looking at my results my teacher was dumbfounded. To make a long story short, my teacher told me that I should only be eating 38 grams of protein each da ... Read on »

What are you doing for World Kidney Day? by Dr. Donal O'Donoghue Patient Expert

Posted Wed 15 Feb 2012 12:00am The Acute Kidney Injury NECPOD report “Adding Insult to Injury” surfaced a major problem in the prompt recognition of ALI risk and its management in the acutely unwell. In response the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, Royal Collage of Nursing and National Outreach Forum have published a competency framework produced by a multi-disciplinar ... Read on »

Renal Cilia Length Increases with ATN by Matt S. Posted Mon 26 Oct 2009 12:00am Get your flu shots, everyone! Renal Fellow Network recently had to take an H1N1-sponsored weekend off, and I strongly suggest getting the vaccine if available to you; this bug is no fun at all. I've written about the ciliary hypothesis of cystic kidney disease before, and it is one of my personal research interests: defects in re ... Read on »

Health Comprehensive atlas of kidney genome created by Dr. J. Mariano Anto Bruno M. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 10 Feb 2009 10:57am Sydney: A comprehensive genome-based atlas, created by researchers, would help shed light on healthy and abnormal kidney development and disease. The atlas shows how the entire genome is regulated to produce thousands of specific genes that are mixed and re-mixed to form genetic teams. It is the joint outcome of the work by Cincinnat ... Read on »

Anemia of chronic kidney disease by Mark Levin Posted Fri 09 Dec 2011 12:53pm According to The National Kidney Foundation of The United States of America 1 CKD is defined as (1) evidence of kidney damage based on abnormal urinalysis results (e.g., proteinuria, hematuria) or structural abnormalities observed on ultrasound images or (2) an absolute GFR of less than 60 mL/min for 3 or more months. Anemia affects 60% to 8 ... Read on »

The Real Cause of Kidney Stones by Total Health Breakthroughs Patient Expert

Posted Tue 08 Sep 2009 10:55pm In an episode of the TV comedy Seinfield, Kramer develops a kidney stone. “What is that, anyway?” asks Jerry. “It’s a stony mineral concretion,” replies Kramer quite accurately, “formed abnormally in the kidney. And this jagged shard of calcium pushes its way through the ureter into the bladder. It’s forced out through the urine!” “ ... Read on »

Genetics Home Reference: dense deposit disease by nih.gov Posted Mon 07 Feb 2011 1:29pm On this page: Description Genetic changes Inheritance Treatment Additional information Other names Glossary definitions Reviewed February 2011 What is dense deposit disease? Dense deposit disease is a condition that primarily af ... Read on »

Urinary tract infections in 600 words or less by pathologystudent Posted Mon 28 Mar 2011 2:42pm Urinary tract infection is an extremely common disease. In fact, it is the second most common type of infection in humans (respiratory tract infection is number one). Let’s take a few minutes to review the epidemiology, pathophysiology and treatment of this disease. Overall, urinary tract infections (UTIs) are much more co ... Read on »