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  2. Chronic kidney disease - Wikipedia

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    1.2 million (2015) [ 6 ] Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a type of long-term kidney disease, in which either there is a gradual loss of kidney function occurs over a period of months to years, or abnormal kidney structure (with normal function). [ 2 ][ 5 ] Initially generally no symptoms are seen, but later symptoms may include leg swelling ...

  3. Kidney disease - Wikipedia

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    The patient died with acute kidney injury. Kidney disease, or renal disease, technically referred to as nephropathy, is damage to or disease of a kidney. Nephritis is an inflammatory kidney disease and has several types according to the location of the inflammation. Inflammation can be diagnosed by blood tests.

  4. Diabetic nephropathy - Wikipedia

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    Diabetic nephropathy, also known as diabetic kidney disease, [ 5 ] is the chronic loss of kidney function occurring in those with diabetes mellitus. Diabetic nephropathy is the leading causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) globally. The triad of protein leaking into the urine (proteinuria or albuminuria ...

  5. Epidemiology of diabetes - Wikipedia

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    From 1988-1994, about 25% of American adults, aged 40–74 years old, were classified as having prediabetes. [3] According to the 2014 Statistics Report done by the CDC it was found that, "Diabetes Mellitus affects an estimated 29.1 million people in the United States and is the 7th leading cause of death.

  6. Disease burden - Wikipedia

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    Disease burden is the impact of a health problem as measured by financial cost, mortality, morbidity, or other indicators. It is often quantified in terms of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) or disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Both of these metrics quantify the number of years lost due to disability (YLDs), sometimes also known as ...

  7. The Common Habit That Could Be Damaging Your Kidneys ... - AOL

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    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 15 percent of U.S. adults have chronic kidney disease, a health condition in which the kidneys can’t filter blood as well as they ...

  8. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

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    Website. niddk.nih.gov. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) is part of the United States National Institutes of Health, which in turn is part of the Department of Health and Human Services. NIDDK is approximately the fifth-largest of the 27 NIH institutes. [1] The institute's mission is to support ...

  9. Assessment of kidney function - Wikipedia

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    The severity of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is described by six stages; the most severe three are defined by the MDRD-eGFR value, and first three also depend on whether there is other evidence of kidney disease (e.g., proteinuria): 0) Normal kidney function – GFR above 90 (mL/min)/(1.73 m 2) and no proteinuria