Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Peripheral arterial disease is a disease in which plaque builds up in the arteries that carry blood to…
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Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
by explainingmedicine June 13, 2016Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS) Narrowing of the artery that supplies blood to the kidney, often resulting in hypertension and kidney damage. Treatments…
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Kidney Stones (Renal Calculi) A stone that develops from crystals that form in urine and build up on the inner surfaces of…
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Renal Cell Cancer: Tests The most common type of kidney cancer. It begins in the lining of the renal tubules in the…
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS): Prevention
by explainingmedicine June 13, 2016Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS): Prevention Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is a breathing disorder that affects newborns. RDS rarely occurs in full-term infants.…
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Macroalbuminuria As kidney disease progresses, more albumin leaks into the urine, a condition called macroalbuminuria or proteinuria. As the amount of albumin…
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Nephrotic Syndrome: Treatments
by explainingmedicine June 13, 2016Nephrotic Syndrome: Treatments A collection of symptoms that indicate kidney damage. Symptoms include high levels of protein in the urine, lack of…
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Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) LAM, or lymphangioleiomyomatosis, is a rare lung disease that mostly affects women of childbearing age. In LAM, abnormal, muscle-like cells…