Regina Said:What is the difference between?We Answered:Part of it is the speed at which the kidneys fail. Try these for more details:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_kid…
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/chronic_k…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_kidne…
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/…Johnny Said:Adult children with cerebral palsy having renal disease complications...?We Answered:My husband is a type 2 diabetic. We were told 2 years ago that his numbers were close to those of your sons. With diet, meds and luck he was able to keep his numbers there. Three weeks ago he had what his MD. thought was an upper respiratory infection. After 2 days of antibiotics he was getting worse and his B/P was high. To make a long...
Joanne Said:can kidney disease or chronic failure go unnoticed?We Answered:books are all good.. but you can feel the symptons in advance. or you can feel the symptons MUCH later. i know people who have progressed so far without symptons that they were suddenly ill, taken to hospital and started on dialysis straight away. while with others, like me, i have had symptons since before 60ish% function.Perry Said:Can kidney disease cause chronic feelings of fatigue?We Answered:When was the last time you went to your nephrologist? You need to be discussing this with him/her. Never seek online medical...
Billie Said:What are the homeostatic mechanisms involved in chronic kidney disease?We Answered:The kidneys are regarded as homeostatic organs. If you stop and consider what the kidneys do, you'll know how chronic kidney disease affects the homeostatic functions of these organs.
I'm not sure you're wording this question correctly -- "What are the homeostatic mechanisms involved in chronic kidney disease?" -- Kidney disease doesn't implement homeostatic mechanisms...it interferes with homeostasis..
"How does chronic kidney disease affect homeostatic mechanisms?" -- As I said, stop and consider what the kidneys do and then review how chronic...
Nathaniel Said:Diet for K9 with Kidney Disease?We Answered:There is a great yahoo group for dogs with kidney failure. The members there have a lot of great advice and tricks to keep your dog with you as long as possible. Please join and seek their advice.http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/K9Kid…Don Said:my cat has to go on a prescription diet because of kidney disease?We Answered:Just like with prescription drugs, prescription food can be obtained at places other than your vet. You get a prescription and then the online retailer will send it to you. Generally it's at less cost than the vet...
Margaret Said:Hypertension related Kidney disease?We Answered:Hello. The life expectancy with this disease is directly related to just how damaged the kidneys are. There are so many variables that effect just how long a person may live with this. Is the patient compliant ie; diet, medications, smoking, drinking etc..? How well is the patients hypertension controlled? All that I have mentioned and then some directly effect how long a person may live with this.
To answer the question of how a person dies from this, they most often die of kidney failure. When a person has an organ system...
Jimmy Said:What are the early warning signs of diabetes-related kidney disease?We Answered:Early warning signs would be seen on your bloodwork and urine studies....while you would be completely asymptomatic. On your blood work, you kidney function test (creatinine) may start to rise. On your urine studies, you may have protein (microalbumin) in your urine. Also, eye disorders caused by diabetes tend to occur at the same time as diabetes related kidney damage. So things like blurry vision and other signs of retinopathy may be indicative of concurrent kidney damage. Usually patients will be asymptomatic from the...
Karen Said:Would prenatal care be listed under any of these catagories?We Answered:OBGYN
and once your baby is born it's pediatricsRonnie Said:Kidney Disease.?We Answered:well there is the national kidney foundation.....
ya need a urinalysis and cbc,cmp to see what your function is at now...........good luckLynn Said:Should we feel sorry for this family because of "their" bad choices?We Answered:Jesus, Mary and Joseph.....a $600K house? $9/hr income. You must be kidding me. What was this man thinking in ANY language???
WTF????????????????Mabel Said:biology...pleasssse hellppppp!?We Answered:A biology textbook will have all the answersJose Said:Is this grounds for an EEOC complaint, or ADA...
Antonio Said:My mum has polycystic kidney disease and i don't - its hereditry but will i still be a carrier?We Answered:50 percent chance of developing it. Not tested for as there is nothing that can be done anyways.
Not always genetically based.
50 percent chance of passing it on to your children if you are a carrier.
You can be tested to see if you are a carrier now. Some carriers choose not to have children.
See a geneticist for counselling.
http://health.lifestyle.yahoo.ca/conditi…Rene Said:Die for your Children or Die for your Spouse?We Answered:Oooh, good question.
I would donate in a heartbeat for my husband!...
Hazel Said:My uncle has said he has stage 4 kidney disease, was there a way to have known ahead of time this was coming?We Answered:I don't think he could have known unless it was in the family and he tested himself for it frequently. The symptoms he might have confused with something else. I'm sorry, but I don't know what you should do now, since I'm not an expert on kidney disease. You should really consult your doctor. He would know the best thing to do.Ida Said:stage 4 kidney disease, without treatment what things can we...
Juanita Said:types of diseases found in a renal ward?We Answered:The IV appaatus you saw sounds like dialysis, but I have never seen one like that so I'm not a hundred percent sure. As far as your patients bladder... it sounds like neurogenic bladder, which is basically when the bladder gets no innervation and so it has no muscle control. This can be caused by lots of things.
As far as kidney disease goes... you'll probably see a lot of diabetics (the eventually go into renal failure if diabetes is left untreated), people with transplants, polycistic kidney disease, reflux,...