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Please provide a tip on how to ask your doctor about living with polycystic kidney disease.
3 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
With: With PKD, you may need a kidney transplant or dialysis someday. Learn about these options now.
Answered 8/4/2014
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Ignore: A low salt diet is the key to reducing further renal damage.
Answered 8/4/2014
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Ignore: Ask about tolvaptan, ACE inhibitors, BP control, statin use, fluid intake goals, caffeine avoidance.
Answered 6/30/2014
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If: If you have polycystic kidneys, ask your doctor if you are a candidate for a kidney transplant.
Answered 6/5/2015
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