Kidney Dis, Nat’l Inst of Diabetes and Digestive
One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NIDDK has a multisystem name and a comparably broad mission, namely, to “conduct and support basic and applied research and provide leadership for a national program in diabetes , endocrinology, and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases and nutrition; and kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases. Several of these diseases are among the leading causes of disability and death; all seriously affect the quality of life of those who have them.”
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Blood test for creatinine Urine test for protein and Measurement of blood pressure The level of creatinine in the blood is then used to estimate the glomerular filtration rate, or GFR. The GRF and checking for persistent protein in the urine (proteinuria) are believed to be the best way to diagnose early kidney damage. The […]
- Kidney infection in children
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- Kidney scoping
A procedure for doing surgery within the kidney using a flexible ureteroscope (fiberoptic viewing tube). Formally known as retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS). In RIRS, a ureteroscope is placed through the urethra (the urinary opening) into the bladder and then through the ureter into the urine-collecting part of the kidney. The scope thus is moved retrograde […]
- Kidney stone
A stone in the kidney or a stone that originates in the kidney but has passed lower down in the urinary tract. Kidney stones are a common cause of blood in the urine and pain in the abdomen, flank, or groin. The development of kidney stones is related to decreased urine volume or to increased […]
- Kidney stones, cystine
Cystine kidney stones are due to cystinuria, an inherited (genetic) disorder of the transport of an amino acid (a building block of protein) called cystine. The result is an excess of cystine in the urine (cystinuria) and the formation of cystine stones. Cystinuria is the most common defect in the transport of an amino acid. […]