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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 Prognosis (Expectations)
Polycystic kidney disease progresses slowly but persistently. Medical treatment may provide relief of symptoms for many years. Eventual end-stage kidney failure is common.
The absence of systemic disease or autoimmune disease makes people with polycystic kidney disease good candidates for kidney transplantation.
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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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