Aspirin and Kidney Disease a Love Hate relationship.

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Published: September 2, 2009
Aspirin and Kidney Disease a Love Hate relationship.  | read this item

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Acetylsalicylic acid otherwise known as aspirin was a major advance in the treatment of inflammation when it was first discovered in 1853. The chemical compound had been used for centuires before that however in the form of bark and herbs which were found by early man to be helpful for the relief [...]

Patient Education: Testing for kidney disease.

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Published: August 27, 2009
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The kidney is a highly selective filter than receives a large supply of blood from the circulatory system. The entire blood volume passes through the kidney several times over per day. The kidney selectively removes toxins from the blood and in the process forms urine which leaves the body through the ureters bladder and urethra.
The [...]

Patient Education: What are the symptoms and signs of Chronic Kidney Disease.

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Published: August 10, 2009
Patient Education: What are the symptoms and signs of Chronic Kidney Disease.  | read this item

The symptoms and signs of Chronic Kidney Disease include:

Weakness and tiredness just feeling generally unwell
Puffiness around the eyes particularly in the morning
Swelling of the feet usually noticed in the evenings
Loss of appetite
Recurrent vomiting and nausea
History of very difficult to control blood pressure.
Blood sugar repeatedly going low while [...]

Patient Education: What causes Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).

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Published: August 10, 2009
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Studies done on the population of patients with CKD suggests that the two main causes are diabetes and hypertension. Together accounting for 30% of cases. When we look at patients who are already on dialysis the number jumps to almost 50%.

Diabetes is a condition where there is excess sugar in the blood stream, as a [...]

Patient Education: What is chronic kidney disease (CKD)

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Published: August 10, 2009
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Chronic kidney disease refers to any process that damages your kidneys over a period of more than three months and as a consequence of that damage reduces the ability of your kidney to carry out its primary functions. This results in health related problems due to increased blood pressure and increased stress on the circulatory [...]

Patient Education: The Function of Your Kidneys

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Published: August 10, 2009
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The kidneys each of which has 1.2 million functional subunits called nephrons function as a highly selective active filtration system. The purpose of which is to maintain health.

Life requires the expenditure of energy. Energy is produce by burning fuel which is derived from the foods we eat. During the process lots of waste products are [...]

Patient Education: The Facts about Chronic Kidney disease

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Published: August 10, 2009
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The Facts About Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

Recent data suggests that up to 26 million American adults have CKD and this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Early detection by simple screening tests can help slow progression of chronic kidney disease and renal failure.

Disease of the circulatory system such as Stroke and Heart attack are the [...]

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