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Atheroembolic Renal Disease
Alternate Names : Atheroemboli - Renal, Atherosclerotic Disease - Renal, Cholesterol Embolization Syndrome, Renal Disease - Atheroembolic
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Symptoms & Signs
AERD may not have any symptoms. However, it can cause the following:
- Foot pain, ulcers on the feet, or blue toes (due to decreased blood flow to the feet and toes)
- Pain in the abdomen, nausea or vomiting (due to decreased blood flow to the intestine)
- Pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas) or hepatitis (inflammation of the liver), although these are rare
- Strokes or blindness
- Flank pain and blood in the urine (rare)
- Uncontrolled high blood pressure
Kidney failure may result in the following:
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Nausea or vomiting
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Loss of appetite
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Weight loss
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Decreased or no urine output
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Swelling
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Decrease in sensation
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Skin pigment changes
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Dry itchy skin
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Drowsiness, confusion, lethargy
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• Definition
• Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Symptoms & Signs
• Prevention
• Diagnosis & Tests
• Treatment
• Prognosis
• Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Acute Kidney Failure
• Blood Clots
• Chronic Renal Failure
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Thrombocytopenia
Tests & Exams
• Abdominal CT Scan
• Abdominal Film
• Abdominal MRI
• Abdominal Ultrasound
• Biopsy
• BUN
• CBC
• CHEM-20
• CHEM-7
• Complement
• Coronary Risk Profile
• Creatinine - Serum
• Eosinophil Count - Absolute
• Intravenous Pyelogram
• Renal Arteriography
• Urinalysis
Other Topics
• Abdominal Pain
• Cholesterol
• Fat
• Foot Pain
• Leg Pain
• Obesity
• Protein in Diet
• Retina
• Ulcers
Review Date : 9/9/2003
Reviewed By : Irfan A. Agha, M.D., Department of Medicine, Renal Division, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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