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Nephronophthisis, autosomal dominant

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Nephronophthisis, autosomal dominant: Introduction

Nephronophthisis, autosomal dominant: A rare genetic kidney disease which can lead to kidney failure. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Nephronophthisis, autosomal dominant is available below.

Symptoms of Nephronophthisis, autosomal dominant

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Treatments for Nephronophthisis, autosomal dominant

Treatment usually involves managing symptoms through measures such as salt supplements and maintaining adequate hydration. Progressive kidney deterioration may necessitate dialysis and a kidney transplant
Treatment of nephronopthisis is symptomatic as no therapy exists to prevent the progression to end stage renal failure. Management includes:
- Aggressive management of high blood pressure - helps slow progression of renal disease. ACE (Angiotensin converting enzyme) inhibitors and ARB's (Angiotensin II receptor blockers) are considered first line therapy
- Avoidance of medications that may contribute to further renal damage - NSAID's, IV contrast
- Smoking cessation - people who continue to smoke progress to end stage renal failure sooner
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Nephronophthisis, autosomal dominant: Complications

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Causes of Nephronophthisis, autosomal dominant

The genetic condition is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner
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Nephronophthisis, autosomal dominant: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Nephronophthisis, autosomal dominant

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed....read more »

Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal...read more »

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad"...read more »

Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning)...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed (it can, of course, also fail to be...read more »

Interstitial cystitis an under-diagnosed bladder condition: The medical condition of interstitial cystitic is a bladder condition that can be misdiagnosed as various conditions such as overactive bladder or other causes of pelvic pain...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a...read more »

Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of...read more »

Nephronophthisis, autosomal dominant: Research Doctors & Specialists

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Nephronophthisis, autosomal dominant: Rare Types

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Definitions of Nephronophthisis, autosomal dominant:

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Nephronophthisis, autosomal dominant as a "rare disease".
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