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Kidney disease
Kidney disease prevention and treatment.
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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 connexion 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.
