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ESRD
End stage renal disease (ESRD, or sometimes called chronic kidney disease), describes any condition where there is a progressive loss of kidney function.
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A 35-year old asked:
tell me about ESRD?
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A 48-year old asked:
Can esrd be reversed?
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A 44-year old asked:
What are the tests for ESRD?
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A 42-year old asked:
When does a person get ESRD? Does end-stage mean he'll never recover from it?
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A 34-year old asked:
If I have esrd and have a lot of itching, what is that likely to be caused by?
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A 30-year old asked:
What are the main priorities of care for a patient with esrd?
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A 21-year old asked:
What are the treatments for End-Stage-Renal Disease (ESRD)?
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A 32-year old asked:
What are some strategies to improve the nutrition of esrd patients?
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A 25-year old asked:
What is the medical efficacy of moringa oleifera in the treatment of esrd?
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A 39-year old asked:
What can I do if my son is a 16-year old boy wants to donate one of his kidneys to his friend who is suffering from esrd (end stage renal disorder)?
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A 47-year old asked:
Can you please explain why a kidney transplant is a treatment and not a cure for esrd?
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A 41-year old asked:
What is the life expectancy for 60 year old man esrd, end-stage liver disease, hypertension?
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A 43-year old female asked:
ESRD pt was just discharged from long hospital stay, receiving high dose dilaudid & zofran (ondansetron) which were d/c'd abruptly. Now acute WD Sx. Help w/ mgmt?
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A 32-year old asked:
What's the prognosis for a female, hypertensive person with esrd, who had two strokes and heart attack?
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A 23-year old female asked:
hi my father is esrd patient 58years old his all fistulas stop working what would you suggest superfacial fistula permanent catheter or somthing else?
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A 23-year old female asked about a 61-year old male:
How can I treat persistant asymptomatic ht myself? (200/100 for the past fortnight) without having to go to doc/hospital? High risk-iddm,mi,ht,esrd+pd
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A 37-year old female asked:
DM 1 w/ HTN/hyperlipidemia. Lost dad may w DM 1 and ESRD,age 65. I now have approx 80% of kidney failure S/S. what chances coincidence or real worry?
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A 39-year old male asked:
How can a patient with ESRD be treated for low blood pressure without intravenous therapy in a prehospital setting?
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A 38-year old female asked:
is it risky to take vitamin K while on Warfarin? I think it may help my nerve pain deminish while I have Shingles. I have ESRD & dialyse i.e.(Cumadin)
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A 53-year old female asked about a 56-year old male:
What is.the.prognosis for a esrd patient with diabetes,and septic arthritis, pneumonia and went into cardiac arrest?
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A 49-year old female asked:
What birth control will be best for me that is easy, non-messy and affordable? I'm a 47yo female dx with ESRD and on Dialysis since 2009. Have chronic hypertension, angina, and heart disease. What birth control will be best for me that is easy, non-mess
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A 44-year old female asked:
Ma w Lupus in hosp. a wk. ESRD, CHF. Now low oxygen, low hrt func. Anemia delays angiogram. Yest surg fix bad fistula. No Bld thinners now. How I help her avoid bld clots while waiting angio?
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A 77-year old female asked:
Chronic kidney failure?
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A 35-year old asked:
What causes kidney failure?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Symptoms of kidney failure?
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A 22-year old asked:
Is kidney failure permanent?
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A member asked:
Will kidney failure kill me?
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A 32-year old asked:
Can you die of kidney failure?
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A 35-year old male asked:
What type of diet for kidney failure?
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A 46-year old asked:
Can i get kidney failure for myoplex?
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