what causes the  kidney to inlarge.?
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pregnancy could be the cause or faulty nutrition \n \na good website with some other possibiltites is http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/abdominal_mass.htm\n\nlet me no if this helps, i hope it does\n\nWhen a kidney is enlarged, one has to determine whether the kidney tissue itself (what makes the urine) is larger than normal, or whether the collecting system, that which collects the urine and transports it to the bladder, is larger than normal. Usually, enlargement refers to the collecting system and in a very crude sense means that the "plumbing" is distended or larger than normal. \n\nThis can be due to many causes. The greatest concern is whether the dilation is due to a partial obstruction in the drainage system. Another cause can be backflow of the urine from the bladder to the kidney, called reflux. Other causes can be abnormal bladder function such as infrequent voiding patterns or excessive voiding related to an overactive bladder. Often, however, the dilation can be normal, indicating that there is no abnormality and the child simply has large "pipes" so to speak. X-ray tests can help differentiate between these different possibilities.
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It could be a kidney infection.
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Drink lots of water.  Avoid heavy metals.  Avoid chemicals such as pesticides.  Avoid the many prescription and over-the-counter drugs that can injure the kidneys.
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You need to get to a doctor now. Waiting too long to treat a kidney infection can cause kidney failure.
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It will cause the Blood Pressure to rise.  It will cause the left ventricle to increase in size due the the pressure build up.  The heart must work harder bu trying to push the blood out.
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I have had kidney stones in the past and am told that I got them because I did not drink enough fluids and therefore my kidneys were not flushing out all the old fluids and were creating these limescale sort of stones that would then find there way out and cause alot of pain.I was given strong pain killers(pain worse than giving birth) and told to drink lots of fluids.I think this is the answer.
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yes  leukemia  causes  amyloidosis  in which  a kind of protein is deposited in  tissues  mainly  the kidneys and spleen  and bone marrow (large amounts of blood)  and  the heart.\nusually  it  takes  some time to develop.\nfor  the  leaky heart valves the  cause might be general enlargement of the heart either due to this cause  or previous longstanding hypertension.\nplease  ask  your physician to explain  this  aspect of the disease to you and get as much information for yourselves from him as you can, thats what hes there for.
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My daughter was the same way -- the ultrasound showed hydronephrosis.  Hydronephrosis is the swelling of the kidney(s) when urine collects inside and is totally or partially blocked from flowing out.  The doctors thought there was some sort of obstruction that was causing the distention in the kidneys, so they decided to induce the delivery 10 days early.  After additional scans when she was born, the doctors decided that everything was normal -- her kidneys were just made a little differently than most -- her kidneys held more fluid than normal.  She was followed very closely for the next few years during vital organ growth and development...and everything turned out okay.\n\nHere's a children's hospital website to help you learn more about fetal hydronephrosis:\nhttp://www.childrensmemorial.org/depts/fetalhealth/Fetal_Hydronephrosis.asp\n\nGood luck!
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Sodium can cause the body to retain water.If your kidneys can't eliminate enough sodium, the sodium starts to accumulate in your blood. Because sodium attracts and holds water, your blood volume increases. Increased blood volume, in turn, makes your heart work harder to move more blood through your blood vessels, increasing pressure in your arteries. Certain diseases such as congestive heart failure, cirrhosis and chronic kidney disease can lead to an inability to regulate sodium.\n\nYour body needs some sodium to function properly. \nIt helps maintain the right balance of fluids in your body \nAssists in transmission of nerve impulses \nIt influences the contraction and relaxation of muscles
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You have an immflammation of the glomerulus in your kidey.  The immflammation will decrease the urine output until treatment makes it subside back to normal.  Did doc tell you why you have glomerulonephritis?
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As others have suggested, this is often caused by low blood potassium levels, and can be 'cured' by increasing your potassium intake. BUT, it could also be a sign of low calcium, and either condition can be an indication of early kidney disease. See your doctor.\n\nAlso, if you are taking certain medications, they could be causing it as well. Prednisone, for example, is a common culprit of depleting calcium and potassium, and diuretics are bad for depleting potassium.
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It could be something as simple as a hormonal disorder.  Don't worry about it, until all tests have come in and validated.  However, if you'd like to research some information on what can cause Adrenal gland enlargement, here's a web link:  http://pathologyoutlines.com/adrenal.html
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it may just be an infection or it could be a kidney stone....you need to see a doctor to know for sure.
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You probably have a kidney infection, i would get checked, just to make sure.
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Hypertensive nephropathy (or "hypertensive nephrosclerosis", or "Hypertensive renal disease") is a medical condition referring to damage to the kidney due to chronic high blood pressure.\n\nIt should be distinguished from "renovascular hypertension" (I15.0), which is a form of secondary hypertension.\n\nIn the kidneys, as a result of benign arterial hypertension, hyaline (pink, amorphous, homogeneous material) accumulates in the wall of small arteries and arterioles, producing the thickening of their walls and the narrowing of the lumens - hyaline arteriolosclerosis. Consequent ischemia will produce tubular atrophy, interstitial fibrosis, glomerular alterations (smaller glomeruli with different degrees of hyalinization - from mild to sclerosis of glomeruli) and periglomerular fibrosis. In advanced stages, renal failure will occur. Functional nephrons have dilated tubules, often with hyaline casts in the lumens.
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Causes: mental retardation\nNervous system and kidney damage \nLearning disabilities \nSpeech, language and behavior problems \nPoor muscle coordination \nDecreased muscle and bone growth
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its obvious that the patient has renal failure possibly chronic variety of which causes are  numerous but you are asking the cause of raised Potassium(K+) levels and that is simple because the kidney is no longer to get rid of the right amount of potassium from the blood that it used to hence you will find more K+ in blood than normal.