Kidney disease

Kidney disease

Kidney disease prevention and treatment.

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Kidney disease

cross-matching

Health care; Kidney disease

Before a transplant, the donor’s blood is tested with the recipient’s blood to see whether they are compatible.

bacteria

Health care; Kidney disease

Tiny organisms that cause infection or disease.

urea

Health care; Kidney disease

A waste product found in the blood that results from the normal breakdown of protein in the liver. Urea is normally removed from the blood by the kidneys and then excreted in the urine. Urea ...

nephrologist

Health care; Kidney disease

Doctor who treats people who have kidney problems or related conditions, such as hypertension.

acute kidney injury

Health care; Kidney disease

Sudden and temporary loss of kidney function. See chronic kidney disease.

Condition in which a proteinlike material builds up in one or more organs. This material cannot be broken down and interferes with the normal function of that organ. People who have been on dialysis ...