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Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

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Is a type of:

Glomerulonephritis

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare

Body locations

Upper abdomen, Lower abdomen

Symptoms

Swollen glands
Rash

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Furosemide
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1 review
Steroids
ACE inhibitor
Cyclosporine
Statins
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Other treatments

Low salt diet
Diet changes

Tests

Cytomegalovirus DNA
HIV antibody 1 and 2
Lipid panel
24 hour urine protein
Urinalysis
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Failure kidney transplant because recurrence of focal glomerulosclerosis also has global hypokinesia on dialysis no diabetics or heart disease . ?

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I need new glasses.whats best,reading, bi-focal or varifocal?

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Multi-focal lenses for presbyopia - What are some of the drawbacks for having them?

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Are multi-focal or bifocal contacts hard to get used to? I've been using mono-vision for years,

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A 39-year old female asked:

If a dignastic mamm shows a irregular focal asymmetric density what will a MRI show with this finding?

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A 39-year old female asked:

Please help! Ill marginated focal asymetry no colletated with 2 lymph nodes that grown in 10 days from1.1x0.7x1 to1.5x1x1.i dont know what to expect!

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What is focal intestinal metaplasia without dysplasia?

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What are the symptoms of a ruptured focal nodular hyperplasia?

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A 35-year old asked:

Is it the focal length of the lens that measures eyesight?

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What is benign focal amyotrophy?

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What is hyperaeration without focal infiltrates?

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A 19-year old female asked about a 19-year old male:

What do you mean by focal right frontal hematoma?

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A 39-year old female asked:

Please answer: what means ill marginated focal asymmetry of low density in mammogram? should i be worry?

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A 38-year old male asked:

i have a large focal disc protusion at T(-10 effacing the thecal sac anteriorly,is this a serious diagonis?

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A 31-year old female asked:

What does this mean is it bad? "the liver demonstrates homogeneous signal intensity without focal lesion"?

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What is the effect of glaucoma on focal length? If it increases or decreases or what happens to focal length?

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What is focal region pyelonephritis?

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What is a multi-focal eosinophilic granuloma?

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A 29-year old female asked:

Intramedullary signal in C5 level s/o focal myelomalacia.what does it mean?Is surgery is the only option.

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A 31-year old asked:

What does "enlarged liver craniocaudad measurment 19cm. no focal abnormalities on non contrast imaging" mean?

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A 35-year old male asked:

Liver is mildly enlarged in size 152 mm & mildly echogenic in appearance. no focal lesion. What does it mean?

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A 46-year old male asked:

Why the area of focal cortical thickens in midpolar region of left kidney. what can be the result & how can it be treated ?

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A 39-year old female asked:

Im scared: mammo: ill marginated focal asymetry of 3cm, sono: 2 intramammary lymph nodes that grown from1 to 1.5cm in 10 days.what this could be?

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A 39-year old female asked:

With a mammo with ill marginated focal asymmetry of 3 cm and sono with adenopathies and no lumps at physical examan: still could be brest cancer?

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A 38-year old asked:

What is a focal motor seizure?

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A 32-year old female asked:

Focal calcification in endometrium?

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