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extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) A therapeutic procedure in which a machine called a lithotriptor generates shock wa ...

does not need. In Fanconi’s syndrome, the renal tubule excretes into the URINEnumerous vital sub- stances it should retain in th ...

G glomerulonephritis INFLAMMATIONof the glome- ruli within the nephrons of the KIDNEYS. The glomerulus is the coiled capillary n ...

Chronic glomerulonephritis may require long-term medication therapy, and presents a significant risk for progression to ESRD des ...

See also GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MEDICARE COVER- AGE FOR PERMANENT RENAL FAILURE; NEPHROTIC SYN- DROME. glomerulus The coiled capill ...

H hematuria BLOODin the URINE. Hematuria may result from numerous circumstances and always requires medical evaluation to determ ...

care, 80 percent of children survive. About 70 per- cent of them recover fully with no residual health problems. Among the other ...

dures for other health concerns. Doctors diagnose most others in the course of identifying the causes for conditions that affect ...

Other causes of hypercalciuria include endocrine disorders such as HYPERPARATHYROIDISM and ADDISON’S DISEASE, kidney dysfunction ...

interstitial cystitis See CYSTITIS. intravenous pyelogram (IVP) A diagnostic imag- ing procedure to evaluate the flow of BLOODan ...

K Kegel exercises A series of exercises to strengthen the pubococcygeal muscle, a figure- eight double loop of MUSCLEthat forms ...

for live donor transplantation. Kidneys are the organs most commonly transplanted in the United States (other than SKINand corne ...

proceed only when the appropriate assessments certify the person has suffered BRAIN DEATH. UNIVERSAL DONOR CARD Most states hono ...

other substances across the membranous glomeru- lar walls and into an encapsulated structure called Bowman’s capsule. Specialize ...

shortage of donor kidneys limits the availability of kidney transplantation. Another 30,000 to 45,000 people are eligible for ki ...

doctor can treat with various medications. The IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE THERAPY that is necessary for organ transplant recipients to ta ...

M–O Medicare coverage for permanent renal failure Federal government funding in the United States that pays for medical treatmen ...

mizes the risk for permanent damage to the kid- neys. See also GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; GLOMERULOSCLERO- SIS; NEPHRON. nephrectomy A ...

TION THERAPYafter surgery. The doctor may recom- mend dietary changes and other lifestyle modifica- tions, depending on the pers ...

Because the kidneys play key roles in regulating BLOOD PRESSUREkidney disease that interferes with such functions can result in ...