End-stage renal disease: Renal failure is any acute or chronic loss of kidney function and is the term used when some kidney function remains. ESRD is total, or ... more about End-stage renal disease.
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Renal failure is any acute or chronic loss of kidney function and is the term used when some kidney function remains. ESRD is total, or nearly total, and permanent kidney failure. (Source: excerpt from Glomerular Diseases: NIDDK)
Total and permanent kidney failure . When the kidneys fail, the body retains fluid and harmful wastes build up. A person with ESRD needs treatment to replace the work of the failed kidneys. (Source: excerpt from Kidney Failure Glossary: NIDDK)
Each year in the United States, more than 50,000 people are diagnosed with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), a serious condition in which the kidneys fail to rid the body of wastes. ESRD is the final stage of a slow deterioration of the kidneys, a process known as nephropathy. (Source: excerpt from End-Stage Renal Disease: NWHIC)
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