Question 1

what is the new treatment for poly cystic kidney disease ? rather than life style modification by diet and water

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Not yet. : There are several experimental medications undergoing evaluation in clinical trials, however at this time in the us there is no specific medicinal treatment for PKD other than supportive care.  Blood pressure control is paramount, and some evidence suggests ace inhibitors as being first line agents. Follow the advice of your nephrologist. Best of luck.

Question 2

how do you catch kidney disease?

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Generic term: Kidney disease is a very generic term. Many things can cause it. Commonly, it is diabetes and high blood pressure.

Question 3

what to do about kidney disease?

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Depends on diagnosis: A nephrologist is the specialist who organizes care of renal ( kidney ) preservation or function. Depending on the underlying diagnosis he can help orchestrate medical management. The more common nephrologic conditions include nephrosclerosis often seen in patients with hypertension and or diabetes. Glomerulonephritis, of which there are several types, will require specific treatments based on the subtype.

Question 4

symptoms of acute kidney disease?

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Decreased Urination: Acute kidney disease represents an attack against the attack usually from profound dehydration, nephrotoxic agents like antibiotics or from bacterial infections. The symptoms range from decrease in urine output, nausea and loss of appetite.  The most critical side effect is rapid increase in potassium that can be very dangerous.

Question 5

can kidney disease be reversible ?

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Kidney disease : You can reverse some types of kidney disease. The most common is due to drug toxicity and the most common drug that causes acute kidney disease are drugs of the advil (ibuprofen) class. Once you stop the offending drug, the kidney function returns. Other causes of reversible kidney disease are obstruction caught early enough. Causes can be prostatic obstruction or obstruction of the ureters.

Question 6

what can be done for kidney disease?

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Follow Recommendatio: Follow your doctors' recommendations.  Make sure you keep high blood pressure and diabetes under good control as well as other concomitant diseases.  Decrease protein intake and try to live a normal and healthy live.

Question 7

is there another term for kidney disease?

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Kidney disease: renal failure many causes. Would do a wikipedia on this.

Question 8

how do you know if you have kidney disease?

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Blood tesy: The most common, albeit not most accurate, measure is creatinine level in the blood. This can be used as a close estimate of overall kidney function at a reasonable cost and patient tolerability.

Question 9

how many stages of kidney disease are there?

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5: There are 5 stages of chronic kidney disease. Stage1 means minimal disease while stage 5 means you are close to dialysis.

Question 10

what are the main symptoms of kidney disease?

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May not notice: Especially early on, you may not notice anything, and the cause will impact what you see or feel. Common symptoms once advanced can be fatigue, confusion, nausea, itching. Can also see blood in the urine or dark urine, or decreased amount of urine.With significant renal failure, most people feel awful overall!

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