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KIDNEY THE PURIFYING UNIT OF HUMAN LIFE
BY ATHENA AND THENDRAL
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DISEASES LINKED TO KIDNEY
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ACIDOSIS
The result of the kidneys not being able to get rid of enough acid, or losing excessive bicarbonate in the urine, is accumulation of acid in the blood - acidosis.
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Bartter syndrome.
A rare inherited disease that causes low blood pressure because the kidneys leak excessive amounts of salt into the urine. Usually diagnosed in infancy.
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Diabetes insipidus
Instead of the usual kind of diabetes in which there is too much sugar in the blood, this means producing a lot of urine because the kidneys cannot control the amount of urine normally. May be inherited or caused by other things.
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E.coli O157
A bug that can cause bloody diarrhoea and sometimes a severe kidney disease known as HUS. A common cause of acute kidney failure in children.
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ESRF:-End Stage Renal Disease
Kidney failure that is likely to cause someone to die within weeks or months.
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Goodpasture disease
A rare disease in which the kidney and the lungs are attacked by the body's own immune system. Also known as anti-GBM disease.
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Osteoporosis
Thin bones. Can occur in kidney disease, but bone trouble in kidney disease is usually more complicated (see osteodystrophy, above). A side effect of treatment with steroids such as prednisolone.
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Prune belly syndrome
A congenital disease in which the bladder and ureters do not work properly, and there is a deficiency of muscle in the front of the abdomen. Sometimes causes kidney failure.
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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
A disease affecting kidneys and blood. It is similar to Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS).
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Tuberous sclerosis
An uncommon inherited disorder in which lumps (tubers) form in various parts of the body. Occasionally the kidneys are badly affected.
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Urinary tract infection (UTI)
Urinary tract infection (UTI)infection anywhere from the kidneys to the urethra - most commonly cystitis (in the bladder).
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Vasculitis
Inflammation of blood vessels. This causes some serious kidney diseases.
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Wilm's tumour
A type of kidney cancer that sometimes affects young children.
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Xenotransplantation.
Transplanting an organ from an animal into a human. It's science fiction really, not likely to be useful to patients in the near future.
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