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  2. Renal osteodystrophy - Wikipedia

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    Renal osteodystrophy is usually diagnosed after treatment for end-stage kidney disease begins; however the CKD-MBD starts early in the course of CKD. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] In advanced stages, blood tests will indicate decreased calcium and calcitriol (vitamin D) and increased phosphate , and parathyroid hormone levels.

  3. Osteoporosis - Wikipedia

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    The US National Osteoporosis Foundation recommends pharmacologic treatment for patients with hip or spine fracture thought to be related to osteoporosis, those with BMD 2.5 SD or more below the young normal mean (T-score -2.5 or below), and those with BMD between 1 and 2.5 SD below normal mean whose 10-year risk, using FRAX, for hip fracture is ...

  4. Calciphylaxis - Wikipedia

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    Calciphylaxis, also known as calcific uremic arteriolopathy (CUA) or “Grey Scale”, is a rare syndrome characterized by painful skin lesions.The pathogenesis of calciphylaxis is unclear but believed to involve calcification of the small blood vessels located within the fatty tissue and deeper layers of the skin, blood clots, and eventual death of skin cells due to lack of blood flow. [1]

  5. Aluminium toxicity in people on dialysis - Wikipedia

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    Aluminium absorption from aluminium-containing gels is the primary source of aluminium buildup in dialysis patients in areas with appropriate water treatment. When plasma aluminium levels rise, the dosage of the aluminium-gels should be substantially reduced or discontinued. [2]

  6. Bisphosphonate - Wikipedia

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    Bisphosphonates are used to treat osteoporosis, osteitis deformans (Paget's disease of the bone), bone metastasis (with or without hypercalcemia), multiple myeloma, and other conditions involving fragile, breakable bone. In osteoporosis and Paget's, the most popular first-line bisphosphonate drugs are alendronate and risedronate.

  7. Senile osteoporosis - Wikipedia

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    These costs represent a higher burden compared to other disease states, such as breast cancer, stroke, diabetes, or chronic lung disease. [5] Although there are cost effective and well-tolerated treatments, 23% of the diagnosed are women over 67 have received either bone mineral density (BMD) tests or prescription for treatment after fracture. [6]

  8. Calcitriol - Wikipedia

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    Calcitriol is a hormone and the active form of vitamin D, normally made in the kidney. [8] [9] [10] It is also known as 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol.It binds to and activates the vitamin D receptor in the nucleus of the cell, which then increases the expression of many genes. [11]

  9. Renal replacement therapy - Wikipedia

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    Renal replacement therapy includes dialysis (hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis), hemofiltration, and hemodiafiltration, which are various ways of filtration of blood with or without machines. Renal replacement therapy also includes kidney transplantation , which is the ultimate form of replacement in that the old kidney is replaced by a donor ...