The study of the kidney & its diseases
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Notes on the kidney and its diseases for the neurologist - NCBI  Notes on the kidney and its diseases for the neurologist ... the EURODIAB prospective complications study group has shown raised triglyceride level, body mass...
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Diseases of the Kidney and the Urinary System - Disease Control ...  Generally, renal diseases progress to a final stage as end-stage renal ... often suffer from cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease, and their deaths may be ..... Clinical studies have established that a reduction in proteinuria is associated...
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On Nephrology (The Study of Kidney Disease) | The Medical ...  Nephrology is the study and treatment of kidney disease. ... A Nephrologist is not a Urologist. A Urologist is a surgeon, and specializes in surgical diseases of the urinary tract including kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate and urethra.
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What Is a Nephrologist? - DaVita  They commonly treat people with chronic kidney disease (CKD),polycystic kidney ... which means kidney or renal and ologist refers to someone who studies. .... It's important that patients tell their kidney doctors if they notice any changes in...
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Nephrology - Wikipedia  A nephrologist is a physician who specializes in the care and treatment of kidney disease. ... Nephrologists may further sub-specialise in dialysis, kidney transplantation, chronic kidney disease, cancer-related kidney diseases (Onconephrology), procedural nephrology or other non-nephrology areas as described above.
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Glomerular Diseases | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive ...  Many diseases affect kidney function by attacking the glomeruli, the tiny units within the ... Blood is filtered in the glomerulus, and extra fluid and wastes pass into the ... But when albumin leaks into the urine, the blood loses its capacity to absorb extra ... One or more of these symptoms can be the first sign of kidney disease.
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ICM II Study Guide (2014-15 Various) - Instructor Various at Indiana ...  Oct 24, 2014 ... Cancer and Depression ...... type 4 renal acidosis. hyporeninemic hypoaldosteronism ...... cancer slightly more likely to spread. stripping wave.
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kidneys facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about ...  They are also regulatory organs, controlling the volume and the composition of the body ... Each kidney has about one million nephrons, and the total length of the ... of the circulating blood is only about 3 litres, yet we filter 180 litres per day of it. ... The selectivity of the kidney  how it is able to conserve some substances...
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Personal Reflections in Transplantation  Thomas E. Starzl, M.D., Ph.D.* ... The efforts to use animal organs were abandoned and no clinical renal ... by Voronoy who transplanted a kidney from a cadaver donor of B+ blood type to a recipient .... After my arrival at Christmastime, 1961, Dr. Waddell arranged for me to see the ..... Experience in Hepatic Transplantation.
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Dialysis - Wikipedia  In medicine, dialysis (from Greek , dilysis, meaning dissolution, , di, meaning through, and , lsis, meaning loosening or splitting) is a process for removing waste and excess water from the blood and is used primarily as an artificial replacement for lost kidney function in people with kidney ...
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Kidney Anatomy, Parts & Function, Renal Cortex, Capsule, Nephron ...  Aug 10, 2016 ... The right kidney sits slightly higher than the left one because of the position of the liver. ... regions: renal cortex (outer region which contains about 1.25 million renal tubules), ... Renal Pelvis  basin-like area that collects urine from the nephrons, ... The kidneys are the major organs that maintain homeostasis...
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Weill Cornell Medical Center | Urinary System  two kidneys - a pair of purplish-brown organs located below the ribs toward the ... Their function is to remove liquid waste from the blood in the form of urine; ... The kidneys remove urea from the blood through tiny filtering units called nephrons.
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Urinary System Flashcards | Quizlet  kidneys (filter) (nephron), ureters, bladder, and urethra ... pair of abdominal organs surrounded by a capsule of adipose tissue used for protection .... how many times is your blood filtered approximately each day? ... what indicates some type of kidney disease and what does it involve? ... urine (1-2 liters produced per day).
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disease facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ...  Make research projects and school reports about disease easy with credible ... hereditary as well, as are other conditions discussed elsewhere in this book. ... diseases: These are all illnesses that relate to nutrient deficiencieseither an ... Cancers: Cancer is not just one disease but some 100 conditions. ..... Garrett, Laurie.
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jeopardy/2522_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  PRIVATE PARTS | No beans about it, this pair of organs helps maintain blood pressure & wash away waste | Kidneys ... PRIVATE PARTS | Veins carry blood to the heart & these vessels like the aorta carry it away | Arteries ... PRIVATE PARTS | The gallbladder, in which extra bile is stored, lies just below this organ | Liver.
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kidneys facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about ...  They are also regulatory organs, controlling the volume and the composition of the body fluids ... Each kidney has about one million nephrons, and the total length of the ... Filtration is the bulk flow of water through a semipermeable membrane (filter), ... The amount of filtration that actually occurs is known as the glomerular...
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Willem Kolff, Doctor Who Invented Kidney and Heart Machines, Dies ...  Feb 12, 2009 ... Dr. Willem J. Kolff, a resourceful Dutch physician who invented the first ... dialysis machines for cleansing the blood of people whose kidneys...
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Kidney Anatomy, Parts & Function, Renal Cortex, Capsule, Nephron ...  Aug 10, 2016 ... Kidney Anatomy; Kidney Function; Nephron Anatomy; Nephron Function ... of blood vessels) and are divided into three main regions: renal cortex (outer region ... Glomerulus  each glomerulus is a cluster of blood capillaries...
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Nutrition and the CKD diet - Renal Medicine Associate  If you have CKD, your kidney may have problems doing these functions. By watching ... cheese food, salted nuts and dried beans seasoned with ham or bacon.
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Evidence for evolution: development of our kidneys  Why Evolution ...  Feb 8, 2012 ... This kidney does function for a few weeks in the human embryo, but then ... and consists of an organ that, like the mesonephric kidney, filters wastes ... or semiaquatic vertebrates (fish and amphibians): an evolutionary order. .... They all pretty much assume evolution is true and talk about natural selection.
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The Kidneys -- an Overlooked Organ That Can Get Sick, Too ...  Nov 8, 2011 ... In this country, it affects more than 10 percent of the adult population ... Of these, more than half a million are being treated for kidney failure, also ... First, they filter over 50 gallons of blood per day to remove toxins and metabolic wastes .... for good health over the long lifetime that most of us are anticipating.