Question 1

what is the causes chronic kidney diseases?

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Many things: Chronic kidney disease is caused by many things. However, the top two causes are high blood pressure and diabetes. If you have any kidney disease, see your doctor. A blood test and urine analysis can narrow down and sometimes diagnose many of those causes.

Question 2

what are the symptoms of kidney disease?

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Depends on the cause: There are dozens of causes of kidney disease; some are limited to the kidneys themselves, while others are associated with other systems in the body. Chronic kidney disease may have no symptoms and can only be determined by laboratory testing. Other types may range from minor symptoms to major illnesses, and need to be evaluated by a kidney specialist, often along with other health care providers.

Question 3

effects of weight losage in kidney disease?

Accepted Answer

Good: In general the healthier you are the less stress on your kidneys and your body in general.

Question 4

which phosphorous binder works best for kidney disease?

Accepted Answer

Best binder: All phosphate binders (PB) lower phosphorous (P) when taken after meals. A lot of nephrologists seem to prefer using PB's that have no calcium (C) in them and that is because all dialysis patients are C overloaded. The main reason to use one PB over another is the pill burden.  PB's that have fewer pills per dose may have an edge because patients will take them more regularly, which is important

Question 5

what is chronic kidney disease?

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IREVERSIBLE KIDNEY : Chronic kidney disease is progressive loss in kidney function over a period of months and years  and is detected by increase in blood urea nitrogen and creatinine level and reduced glomerular filtration rate.It may be result of several systemic diseases like diabetes and hypertension and glomerulonephritis.It has been been classified in five stages, the end stage requires dialysis or renal transpla.

Question 6

what causes chronic kidney disease?

Accepted Answer

Many things: leading causes are diabetes and high blood pressure, autoimmune disease (like Lupus) affects the kidney and congenital diseases also.  toxic chemicals and drugs can harm the renal system. You should review your case with your physician to determine the proper investigation and treatment

Question 7

does kidney disease run in families?

Accepted Answer

Certain types do: Not always but certain causes do, like fsgs (focal segmental glomerulosclerosis) and pckd (polycystic kidney disease), while other causes aren't.

Question 8

can chronic kidney disease be cured?

Accepted Answer

No: Chronic kidney disease occurs predominantly from diabetes or hypertension over a period of months to years.  Unfortunately, this damage is irreversible.

Question 9

is gatorade linked to kidney disease?

Accepted Answer

No!: Gatorade is not linked to any kidney disease that I have seen or heard about in 20 years of nephrology practice.

Question 10

is protandim good for kidney disease?

Accepted Answer

Protandim: There is no scientific proof that it bis good for your kidneys.

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