Kidney Symptoms: Shortness of breath

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Published: September 3, 2009

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Shortness of breath or breathlessness is a common kidney symptom in advanced renal failure. The presence of breathlessness may be multifactorial. Retention of fluid may result in fluid accumulating within the lungs and reducing the available area for exchange of gases such as oxygen giving rise to the sensation of [...]

Kidney Symptoms: Chest Pain

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Published: September 3, 2009

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Chest pain is usually associated with ischemic heart disease such as a heart attack or angina. However chest pain may occur as a symptom of kidney disease. Chest pain occurring due to renal failure implies an inflammation of the tissues around the heart known as pericarditis. Pericarditis under these circumstances is [...]

Kidney Symptoms: Swelling of the feet.

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Published: September 3, 2009

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Swelling of the feet is also known as pedal oedema this occurs primarily in kidney disease because of retention of fluid. The kidney is responsible for several functions. When the ability of the kidney to remove fluid from the body is decreased fluid is retained. The increased fluids within the blood [...]