Could a family history of renal failure be affecting me?

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My maternal grandmother died from renal failure at the age of 63. I am 24 years old and have been experiencing frequent bladder infections (4 so far this year). Could my family's history be causing this? I also suspect my recent miscarriage was due to an infection. Anyone have any insight on this?
Your frequent bladder infections could be attributed to having sex. It's really a common complaint for women. But chronic renal failure is usually not caused by small infections. Most likely, her renal failure was the result of other conditions. ie. diabetes type II, caronary artery disease, high blood pressure, etc. What does you ob say about the cause of your miscarriage?   (+ info)

what should be done to prevent renal failure r derangements in Myeloma patients?

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Pt. of multiple myeloma receiving Thall.+Dexa chemotherapy(3 cycles) has developed slight edema over face.What precautions should be taken to prevent Renal derangements?
renal problems are caused by light chain and calcium loading -

to combat both - drink a LOT of water to flush kidneys (unless doc says otherwise). I drink at least 750 ML 3x a day - on top of "normal" liquids

check out more tips at: www.myeloma.org

Jewells
34 months and still here  (+ info)

What kinds of food lead to high blood urea nitrogen (BUN) for a renal failure patient ?

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My mother is a chronic renal failure patient . Although she maintains a very strict vegetarian diet with less than 40 gms of protein per day, she has been getting BUN values as 18.8 mg/dL . Her serum creatinine is 1.5 mg/dL and Potassium is 4.5 mg/dL.
I suggest she takes Trifactors of 4life which will help her get back to good health. It has helped several people to get over renal problems. Trifactors helps the immune system to work in an optimal manner and due to this, the production of enzymes and hormones are controlled by the immune system. The BUN values will also come down soon.  (+ info)

can you give me the circulation from renal artery to the renal veins? on the kidney?

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can you give me the circulation from renal artery to the renal veins? on the kidney?
It depends on how many steps you want:
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/AP2504/AP2504.swf

A not-too-detailed version:
renal artery -> interlobar artery -> arcuate artery -> interlobular artery -> afferent arteriole -> glomerulus -> efferent arteriole -> peritubular capillary (or vasa recta, depending on if you are in the renal cortex or the medulla) -> interlobular vein -> interlobar vein -> renal vein  (+ info)

Diabetes is one of the leading cause of renal failure in the US?

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What will the government and the department of health do to prevent diabetes and renal failure?
There is already a lot of money spent on research...the problem is that many, even most patients could avoid getting DM II just through propper diet and exercise.
100 years ago this disease was virtually unheard of..now today we eat sugar like it's going out of style.  (+ info)

I would like if Renal failure could be Inherited by children?

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In case of the parents have Renal failure. Could this be transmitted to children? If yes how likely?
What’s the cause of the renal failure?

infection, chronic hypertension, tumor, cancer, diabetes, rhabdomyolysis, renal regurgitation, drugs/medication related, etc (there is a very extensive list and these are just some off the top of my head)

generally speaking you can be genetically predisposed to be more likely to develope problems that can in turn effect your kidneys/kidney function, but with careful monitoring and treatment of these conditions that lead to it, you can avoid developing renal failure.

Thats not to say that there aren’t some types of genetic conditions and cancers that run in families that can also cause it, however these are very uncommon and are generally diagnosed easily.
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Has anyone had a diagnosis of Renal Pelvis Dilation after an ultrasound?

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I am 30 weeks and was told yesterday at my doctor's appointment that the last ultrasound that was done showed an enlarged kidney, so now I have to go for ultrasounds every four weeks until the baby is born just so that they can "keep an eye on it". They are concerned about a Renal Pelvis Dilation but the doc said not to be too worried about it.

I was wondering if there were any parents out there that had the same diagnosis during pregnancy and what happened after the baby was born?
I'm 28 weeks, and at my 19 week ultrasound, they determined that my son had a mild case of this too, in his left kidney. I have another ultrasound in a couple of weeks to look at it again. I was told by my doctor that it is fairly common, especially in boys, and that most cases (I think 85%) correct themselves before birth. I read online that it could be a soft sign of Down's Syndrome too, but don't be worried baout that unless you've had other things show up. My doctor said not to worry about it....so I would advise you to do the same! I would love to hear how everything goes with you and your baby. Good luck!  (+ info)

What is bilateral parenchymal disease and renal cortical cysts?

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Conclusion from the results of Renal Ultrasonography, hope someone help me decipher what does it mean. Thanks in advance
Bilateral polycystic kidney is an genetic disease. Kidneys on both sides are affected. Normally kidney consists of millions of nephrons compressed into a single mass on either side.When parts of this are replaced by the genetically determined hollow spaces called cysts the normal kidney tissue is compressed. The cysts have thin walls filled with fluid. High blood pressure, blood in the urine, pain in loins are the result.Surgical decompression by rupturing the cysts is curative.
There is anoher disease that is not genetic. In this renal parenchyma is dysfunctional because of diabetes,hypertension or some other disease. Secondary to it in the cortex ie the middle of kidney cysts are formed. This is not curable by surgery.  (+ info)

Fish oil capsules during renal insufficiency?

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I have renal insufficiency (serum creatinine 3.5). My doctor has recently adviced me to take fish oil capsules. (Maxepa fish oil morning and evening).
Does anybody know about the positive or negative effect of fish oil on the kindey especially during renal problems?
1 second ago - 3 days left to answer.
It can reduced the decline of renal function and help with blood pressure. It will also benefit your creatinine levels. Some people complain of rashes or allergic reactions. Make sure you take a brand your physician recommends and watch the expiration dates on your pills. Good luck to you!  (+ info)

Do INTERFERONS work for Renal cell carsenoma, having spread to the Lever now ?

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My mother, 70, has metastasis of the Renal cell type and has affected 30% OF THE LEVER AS WELL NOW. THE DOCTORS HAVE STARTED 'Shanferon' injections and hope to shrink the tumor in 1 month or so.
Does anyone know if Interferons work in such cases ?
My wife has stage IV renal cell carcinoma and tried interferon.It did not work for her,but for some people it does work.You may want to ask your doctor about Sutent,my wife is on this now and it's working great.  (+ info)

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