Kidney disease

Kidney disease

Kidney disease prevention and treatment.

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dialyzer

Health care; Kidney disease

An attachment to the hemodialysis machine. The dialyzer has two sections separated by a membrane. One section holds dialysis solution. The other holds the patient’s blood. See hemodialysis under ...

A tube inserted through the skin into a blood vessel or cavity to draw out body fluid or infuse fluid. In peritoneal dialysis, a catheter is used to infuse dialysis solution into the abdominal cavity ...

membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN)

Health care; Kidney disease

A disease in which inflammation leads to scarring in the glomeruli, causing proteinuria, hematuria, and sometimes chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease. MPGN occurs primarily in children ...