Question 1

what medication can be used to treat high blood pressure if you have diabetes nephropathy?

Accepted Answer

ACE inhibitor or ARB: In general, ace inhibitors (e.g. Lisinopril) or arbs (e.g. Diovan) are the blood pressure medications given to anyone at risk for kidney disease. Though they are still under investigation for use in patients with diabetic nephropathy, the studies available seem to indicate that they are useful in both type i & type ii diabetics.

Question 2

does a six-month regimen of prednisone (for iga nephropathy) risk damage to hips/joints? husband is having hip pain after a month on the drug.

Accepted Answer

Prednisone effect: One of the major side effects of Prednisone is bone loss. The importance of it depends on the underlying bone health/condition of the individual. We generally acquire a bone density scan before starting long term steroid therapy and if we find signs of underlying osteoporosis we treat it at the same time (with Calcium, Vitamin D analogs, and Bisphosphonates). Your husband probably need one now!

Question 3

can liv 52tablet be used in drug induced hepatitis in diabetic nephropathy patients
to my relative

Accepted Answer

Liv 52 is good: Liv 52 contains many herbal products &amp; hundreds of research papers have been published.

Very popular in India.

Question 4

what do you know about ign nephropathy?

Accepted Answer

Do you mean...: ... Igm nephropathy? It's usually rather mild. Most of the time, it's not especially treatable or especially troublesome. In fact, it's good news, since the other entities that can produce the same symptoms / signs are more aggressive.  Good luck.

Question 5

what is the definition or description of: nephropathy?

Accepted Answer

Kidney disease: Nephropathy is a medical term that refers to disease of the kidney. There are many causes. It can be caused by high blood pressure, diabetes, uric acid, abnormal proteins, cancers, blood vessel blockages in the kidney, it can be minimal or or it can be severe and suggest kidney failure.

Question 6

what is obstructive nephropathy?, and how can it be cured.

Accepted Answer

Urine flow blocked: A condition which arises when the outflow of urine is blocked thereby leading to loss of kidney function.  Relieving the obstruction can reverse the kidney damage in some cases.  A referral to a urologist would be helpful.

Question 7

what exactly is balkan nephropathy?

Accepted Answer

Rare Disease: A rare kidney disease found only in adults. It is believed to derived from chronic exposure to a chinese herb named aristolochic acid. Symtpoms are a lack of high blood pressure, yellowish appearance on your palms and soles, anemia , lack of proteinuria and slow progression of the kidney failure.

Question 8

what exactly is reflux nephropathy?

Accepted Answer

Kidney issue/backflo: Occurs when there is obstruction to the flow of urine downstream, or when there is back flow of urine into kidney.  Causes pressure problems which affect filtration and blood flow.

Question 9

what exactly is acute phosphate nephropathy?

Accepted Answer

Phosphorus toxicity: Acute kidney injury or acute renal failure caused by high phosphate either with phosphate enema for colonoscopy or other reasons. Can form phosphate crystals in kidney.

Question 10

how serious is membranous nephropathy?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Depends on severity, response to treatment, also underlying contributors such as lupus, hepatitis b or c, cancer or meds such as Penicillamine (not penicillin) or nsaids.Not all cases have an obvious contributor.Mild cases frequently go into remission without treatment.Severe or refractory cases may lead to dialysis or kidney transplant.A nephrologist can give a more specific answer case-by-case.

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Can liv 52tablet be used in drug induced hepatitis in diabetic nephropathy patients to my relative

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