Complications of Kidney disease
Complications list for Kidney disease:
The list of complications that have been mentioned in various sources
for Kidney disease includes:
See also the symptoms of Kidney disease and Kidney disease: Introduction.
Complications of Kidney disease:
Amyloidosis and Kidney Disease: NIDDK (Excerpt)
kidneys filter excess proteins from the blood, thus preventing
levels from getting too high. When the kidneys don't work properly,
as in patients receiving dialysis, another type of protein called
beta-2-microglobulin may build up in the blood. When this
occurs, beta-2-microglobulin molecules may join together, like the
links of a chain, forming a few very large molecules from many
smaller ones. These large molecules can form deposits and eventually
damage the surrounding tissues and cause great discomfort. This
condition is called dialysis-related amyloidosis (DRA).
(Source: excerpt from Amyloidosis and Kidney Disease: NIDDK)
Anemia in Kidney Disease and Dialysis: NIDDK (Excerpt)
Anemia may begin to
develop in the early stages of kidney disease, when you still have
20 percent to 50 percent of your normal kidney function. This
partial loss of kidney function is often called chronic renal
insufficiency. Anemia tends to worsen as kidney disease progresses.
End-stage kidney failure, the point at which dialysis or kidney
transplantation becomes necessary, doesn't occur until you have only
about 10 percent of your kidney function remaining. Nearly everyone
with end-stage kidney failure has anemia. (Source: excerpt from Anemia in Kidney Disease and Dialysis: NIDDK)
Growth Failure in Children With Kidney Disease: NIDDK (Excerpt)
If the kidneys are impaired, bones do not get enough calcium to grow.
One reason is that the production of the vitamin D hormone may be
deficient. Impaired kidneys may also let too much phosphorus build up in
the blood; consequently, phosphorus keeps calcium from getting to the
(Source: excerpt from Growth Failure in Children With Kidney Disease: NIDDK)
Medical news summaries about complications of Kidney disease:
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Complications of Kidney disease are secondary conditions, symptoms, or other disorders that are
caused by Kidney disease.
In many cases the distinction between symptoms of Kidney disease and complications
of Kidney disease is unclear