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Undiagnosed End-stage renal disease

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Undiagnosed Causes of End-stage renal disease

As part of End-stage renal disease diagnosis, consider whether any of these underlying medical End-stage renal disease causes may have been overlooked:

Kidney disease - obviously ESRD starts as early kidney disease.
Diabetic nephropathy - 43.2% (NIDDK) of kidney failure is due to diabetes; most common cause; 35.9% of cases (NHWIC).
Chronic kidney failure - ESRD is by definition the last state of chronic kidney failure
Hypertension - 23% of cases (NIDDK); 28.8% cases (NWHIC)
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Undiagnosed Complications of End-stage renal disease

As part of End-stage renal disease diagnosis, consider whether any of these End-stage renal disease complications may have been overlooked:

Undiagnosed Diseases

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One possible misdiagnosis is the failure to correctly diagnose End-stage renal disease leading to a person remaining with undiagnosed End-stage renal disease. Any condition can potentially be missed and stay undiagnosed. For a general overview of diseases that are often undiagnosed, see Failure to Diagnose or Under-Diagnosed Diseases.

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