Other problems in Polycystic Kidney Disease

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Published: October 15, 2009
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Polycystic Kidney Disease  | read this item

Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease has several manifestations which are not confined to the kidney. These manifestations include the following.
It is very common for patients to have cysts on other organs of the body. The most common organ to find cysts other than in the kidney is the liver. Cysts in the liver may produce [...]

Older Dialysis Patients May Not Derive Benefit from Dialysis

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Published: October 15, 2009
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Dialysis in the Elderly   | read this item

Recently I asked the question can you be too old for dialysis. Then today I noticed a news release based on an article published in the new England Journal of Medicine which suggests that elderly patients living in nursing homes may not be deriving significant benefit from dialysis. I had feedback on my own article, [...]