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Billy the Kidney Demonstrates Important Principles of Kidney Disease by Matt S. Posted Mon 07 Dec 2009 12:00am . While it was in my possession, I figured why not get a little creative and use Billy to help illustrate some important manifestations of kidney disease and/or physiology. See.... #2 = polycystic kidney disease. #3 = passing a stone. #4 = "taking a leak" (in case you can't tell, the vegetable my daughter is handing Billy the Kidney is a leek . Yeah, I Read on »

Yes we can ... tackle acute kidney injury as well as chronic kidney disease by Dr. Donal O'Donoghue Patient Expert

Posted Thu 28 May 2009 12:22am Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) had been the poor relation in the first 5 years of the Renal NSF. I can't count the times I have said CKD is common, harmful and treatable over the last few years - well AKI which is a sudden acute deterioration in kidney function is also common, harmful and treatable. Globally AKI is lagging behind Chronic Kidney Disease Read on »

Early Signs of Kidney Disease by heru m. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 25 Jan 2011 12:24am # How renal disease affects pets Renal disease or failure can have an acute (sudden onset) form, which is sometimes reversible, or a chronic (slow and usually progressive) form... months when animals are exposed to and ingest antifreeze containing ethylene glycol, a major cause of ARF. Chronic renal failure (CRF) CRF results from kidney disease that has Read on »

Kidney Disease, Diabetes and Vasculitis by animekid Posted Wed 16 Feb 2011 12:00am will try to make up for that in the near future. On to the article at hand. I came across this piece the other day that was talking about chronic kidney disease, and there were tie... is titled Chronic Kidney Disease and I have a small piece of the article below… ” Thirty-one million Americans – approximately one in six adults – have chronic kidney disease Read on »

Kidney Disease Linked to Future Heart Disease, Stroke Risk by HealthFinder Posted Thu 30 Sep 2010 10:00am . 30 (HealthDay News) -- Patients battling chronic kidney disease face a higher risk for stroke and heart disease, new research reveals. The findings are reported in a pair... and current indications of a kidney disease-heart disease link prompted the Cambridge team, which was led by Emanuele Di Angelantonio from the department of public health and primary Read on »

Kidney Disease Linked to Future Heart Disease, Stroke Risk by Medline Plus Posted Thu 30 Sep 2010 4:00pm THURSDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Patients battling chronic kidney disease face a higher risk for stroke and heart disease, new research reveals. The findings are reported... of BMJ.com. Past and current indications of a kidney disease-heart disease link prompted the Cambridge team, which was led by Emanuele Di Angelantonio from the department of public Read on »

Cardiovascular Complications of Kidney Disease by Matt S. Posted Sun 20 Dec 2009 12:00am of LVH (both concentric and eccentric LVH). Furthermore, patients with AV fistulas or severe anemia can develop high output CHF. 3. CAD: CAD is exceptionally high in the CKD/ESRD Read on »

Chronic kidney disease by Kel H. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 08 Oct 2008 12:12am (Today another guest post by Dr Andrew Weissenberger. Read more about Dr Weissenberger here ) Chronic kidney disease (CKD), commonly also known as chronic renal disease... of kidney disease The most prevalent causes of chronic kidney disease are diabetic nephropathy, hypertension and glomerulonephritis. These make up for 75% of all adult cases Read on »

Vitamin B1 Could Reverse Early-Stage Kidney Disease In Diabetes Patients by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Sun 21 Dec 2008 10:21am Researchers at the University of Warwick have discovered high doses of thiamine – vitamin B1 – can reverse the onset of early diabetic kidney disease. Kidney disease, or diabetic nephropathy, develops progressively in patients with type 2 diabetes. Early development of kidney disease is assessed by a high excretion rate of the protein albumin from Read on »

Does Sleep Apnea Cause Kidney Disease? by Dr. Steven P. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 01 Apr 2009 2:33pm Kidney disease is not something that I’ve written about so far, but a recent study published in the March issue of Chest revealed that having chronic kidney disease is associated with a much higher chance of having obstructive sleep apnea. Knowing what we know about all the various physiologic effects caused by sleep apnea, this new finding Read on »