AKI - the other main type of kidney disease - can be caused by dehydration, blood loss, urinary tract obstructions such as ...

Medically reviewed by Karina Tolentino, RD Kidney failure, or end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), occurs when the kidneys are no ...

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Kidneys may not be the first organs that come to mind when patients present with seemingly unrelated symptoms. What rare ...

When you have chronic kidney disease (CKD), your kidneys slowly stop working properly. The damage is lasting and can get worse over time, leading to different stages of CKD. Anyone can get CKD ...

Kidney disease results from kidney damage and subsequent decline in kidney function, says Dr. Pooja Budhiraja, a nephrologist and hypertension specialist at Mayo Clinic. She explains that there ...