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2. Chronic kidney disease - Wikipedia

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   The term "non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease" (NDD-CKD) is a designation used to encompass the status of those persons with an established CKD who do not yet require the life-supporting treatments for kidney failure known as kidney replacement therapy (RRT, including maintenance dialysis or kidney transplantation).

3. Renal replacement therapy - Wikipedia

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   These treatments are not truly cures for kidney disease. In the context of chronic kidney disease, they are more accurately viewed as life-extending treatments, although if chronic kidney disease is managed well with dialysis and a compatible graft is found early and is successfully transplanted, the clinical course can be quite favorable, with ...

4. Kidney failure - Wikipedia

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   Acute kidney injuries can be present on top of chronic kidney disease, a condition called acute-on-chronic kidney failure (AoCRF). The acute part of AoCRF may be reversible, and the goal of treatment, as with AKI, is to return the person to baseline kidney function, typically measured by serum creatinine .

5. ‘I Almost Died of Kidney Failure at 46—These Are the First ...

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   After a kidney disease battle that included weight loss, a new kidney and a whole lot of self-reflection, Atkinson hopes to raise awareness about the kidney disease signs and lifestyle risk ...

6. New hope for kidney cancer treatment using existing drugs - AOL

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   Researchers say a new study of kidney cancer offers hope for treating the disease using existing drugs. The study of the cancer at a single-cell level has discovered a potential drug target to ...

7. Kidney disease - Wikipedia

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   Kidney disease usually causes a loss of kidney function to some degree and can result in kidney failure, the complete loss of kidney function. Kidney failure is known as the end-stage of kidney disease, where dialysis or a kidney transplant is the only treatment option. Chronic kidney disease is defined as prolonged kidney abnormalities ...