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Renal impairment
Renal impairment is a very general term that means there is some decrease in kidney function that is caused by a disease condition.
Dr. Stephen Scionti reviewed this
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A 40-year old asked:
What is renal impairment; when would you know you have it?
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A 36-year old asked:
Please tell me what indicates whether renal impairment has developed recently?
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A 47-year old asked:
Could we use ultravist instead of visipaque injection in renal impairment?
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A 32-year old male asked:
Causes of hypokalemia with renal impairment?
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A 74-year old male asked about a 91-year old male:
All things being equal, does severe renal impairment tend to cause major sodium retention?
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A 31-year old asked:
What drug is used to treat a patient with renal impairment anddm and hypertension?
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A 33-year old asked:
Is it safe to use ultravist injection instead of visipaque injection in renal impairment patients?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Is ACEI or ARBS harmful for kidneys in case on renal impairment (s.creatinine1.7,b,urea39,age72) what are the safe anti hypertensive that can be use?
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A 31-year old male asked about a 57-year old female:
Can my mom take wafarin if she has chronic renal impairment?
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A 38-year old asked:
How does organic apple cider vinegar affect those with renal impairment?
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A 37-year old asked:
Do some or all of the high blood pressure medicines cause renal impairment?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Do glycerin suppositories damage the kidneys? Does renal impairment require a dosage reduction?
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A 32-year old male asked:
Can intravenous fluid cause pulmonary odema if given to patient with newly discover renal impairment?
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A 43-year old asked:
My mother has renal impairment which is the s.creatin =2. What does this mean? What can she do for it?
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A 30-year old male asked:
My girlfriend donated a kidney to her mum a year ago. Now she was diagnosed with a stage 3 renal impairment. Will she need a transplant?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I have a history of renal impairment + pelvocaliectasis since over a year and when im about to have my period, my kidney hurts more. Why is that?
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A 35-year old male asked:
Can chronic Lithium toxicity (6+ months) at levels as high as 2.4 as well as renal impairment cause breathing problems? Why? It is it long lasting?
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A 28-year old male asked:
3days on warfarin 1mg INR 1.5 for my fatherforAF what is the maintance dose for him if he took cordarone (amiodarone) and has renal impairment,is it renal safe?
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A 42-year old asked:
Does nomochromic normocytic anemia indicate renal impairment?
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A 33-year old asked:
Is a femoral hernia with renal impairment a life threatening diease?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Can telmisartan cause renal impairment in elderly if there is no documented RAS by renal doppler study ?
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A 74-year old male asked:
I understand renal impairment can cause a build up of haloperidol & hydromorphone in the body. Is this risk reduced by the use of high dose diuretics?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Your opinion about lercanidipine vs amlodipine in htn control in 72 htn male with renal impairment and LVH ,paroxysmal a fib?
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A 36-year old asked:
Chronic renal impairment; why does it give you symptoms such as nausea, weakness, fatigue, itchy skin?
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A 38-year old asked:
What is the difference between renal insufficiency, impairment & failure?
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A 48-year old asked:
Why is it that aspirin is contraindicated in renal impairments?
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A 41-year old asked:
What are common renal problems?
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A 31-year old female asked:
What is renal reserve?
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A 63-year old asked:
How serious is renal failure?
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A 44-year old female asked:
What causes renal insufficiency?
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