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Polycystic Kidney Disease
Alternate Names : ADPKD, Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease, Cysts - Kidneys, Kidney - Polycystic
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Polycystic Kidney Disease Diagnosis & Tests
Examination may show high blood pressure, kidneys or abdominal masses (aggregations of cells) which are felt by touch during examination, abdominal tenderness over the liver (right upper quadrant), and enlarged liver. There may be heart murmurs or other signs of aortic insufficiency or mitral insufficiency.
Polycystic kidney disease, and associated cysts on the liver or other organs, may be detected with the following tests:
In a family with several affected members, genetic linkage tests can be performed to determine with fair reliability whether a person at risk carries the gene for autosomal dominant PKD.
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- Memory Loss
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• Definition
• Polycystic Kidney Disease Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Polycystic Kidney Disease Symptoms & Signs
• Polycystic Kidney Disease Diagnosis & Tests
• Polycystic Kidney Disease Treatment
• Polycystic Kidney Disease Prognosis
• Polycystic Kidney Disease Complications
• Polycystic Kidney Disease Support Groups
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Acute Kidney Failure
• Anemia
• Aneurysm
• Aortic Insufficiency
• Diverticulitis
• End-Stage Kidney Disease
• Hypertension
• Kidney Infection (Pyelonephritis)
• Liver Disease
• Mitral Regurgitation - Acute
• Nephrolithiasis
• Urinary Tract Infection
Tests & Exams
• Abdominal CT Scan
• Abdominal MRI
• Abdominal Ultrasound
• CBC
• Cerebral Angiography
• Dialysis
• Erythropoietin
• Hematocrit (HCT)
• Intravenous Pyelogram
• Protein - Urine
• Urinalysis
Other Topics
• Abdominal Pain
• Cysts
• Drowsiness
• Flank Pain
• Heart Murmurs and Other Sounds
• Hepatomegaly
• High Blood Pressure
• Joint Pain
• Kidney Disease - Resources
• Menstruation - Painful
• Nail Abnormalities
• Resources
• Stress and Anxiety
• Systemic
• Testes
• Urination - Excessive at Night
• Urine - Bloody
Review Date : 10/17/2003
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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