Residents in hot, humid regions more likely to have kidney failure

Australians living in consistently hot and humid northern regions are at greater risk of kidney failure than their ...

Measurement properties of kidney disease symptom score explored in non-dialysis-dependent CKD

The Kidney Disease Symptom Score (KDSS) has temporal stability for patients with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney ...

Dr. Roach: Kidney function becomes abnormal after starting lisinopril

However, in people with blockages to both the renal arteries, lisinopril can dangerously drop blood flow to the nephrons. So, ...
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What Are the Signs of Kidney Disease?

Hallie Levine is an award-winning health and medical journalist who frequently contributes to AARP, Consumer Reports, the New York Times, and Health.com. She lives in Fairfield, CT, with her three ...
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Development and validation of a risk prediction model for chronic kidney disease among adult hypertensive patients having follow-up at University of Gondar Comprehensive ...

Objective Chronic kidney disease (CKD) arises due to uncontrolled hypertension (HTN). HTN significantly increases the risk of complications in vital organs, mainly the kidneys. If hypertensive ...