Polycystic kidney disease, adult type
Polycystic kidney disease, adult type: Introduction
Polycystic kidney disease, adult type: A rare condition where cysts in the kidney grow and cause the kidney to become larger and reduce it's ability to function. PKD 2 is an autosomal dominant form of the disease and differs from PKD 1 in that it is less severe and is caused by a mutation in a different gene.
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Symptoms of Polycystic kidney disease, adult type
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Treatments for Polycystic kidney disease, adult type
- Treatment of polycystic kidney disease is dependant upon the severity of the kidney damage, the age of the patient, and any other health problems that the patient might have. Treatments include:
- Observation - for patients with no hypertension and normal renal function
- 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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Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
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Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
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- Home Testing and Polycystic kidney disease, adult type
- Signs of Polycystic kidney disease, adult type
- Complications of Polycystic kidney disease, adult type
- Misdiagnosis of Polycystic kidney disease, adult type
- Undiagnosed Polycystic kidney disease, adult type
- Inheritance and Genetics of Polycystic kidney disease, adult type
- Contagious: Polycystic kidney disease, adult type
- Treatments for Polycystic kidney disease, adult type
- Doctors and Medical Specialists for Polycystic kidney disease, adult type
- Deaths from Polycystic kidney disease, adult type
- Hospital Statistics for Polycystic kidney disease, adult type
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