Kidney disease

Kidney disease

Kidney disease prevention and treatment.

Contributors in Kidney disease

Kidney disease

A condition characterized by high blood glucose, resulting from the body’s inability to use blood glucose for energy. In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas no longer makes insulin, and therefore glucose ...

urine

Health care; Kidney disease

Liquid waste product filtered from the blood by the kidneys, stored in the bladder, and expelled from the body through the urethra by the act of urinating. See urinate.

arteriovenous (AV) fistula

Health care; Kidney disease

Surgical connection of an artery directly to a vein, usually in the forearm, created in people who will need hemodialysis. The AV fistula causes the vein to grow thicker, allowing the repeated needle ...

nephrotic syndrome

Health care; Kidney disease

A collection of symptoms that indicate kidney damage. Symptoms include high levels of protein in the urine, lack of protein in the blood, and high blood cholesterol.

venous line

Health care; Kidney disease

In hemodialysis, tubing that carries blood from the dialyzer back to the body. See hemodialysis under dialysis.

vascular access

Health care; Kidney disease

A general term to describe where blood is removed from and returned to the body during hemodialysis. A vascular access may be an arteriovenous fistula, an arteriovenous graft, or a catheter. See ...

intravenous pyelogram

Health care; Kidney disease

An x ray of the urinary tract. A dye is injected into a vein in the patient’s arm to make the kidneys, ureters, and bladder visible on the x ray and to show any blockage in the urinary tract.