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Reflux Nephropathy
Alternate Names : Chronic Atrophic Pyelonephritis, Nephropathy - Reflux, Ureteral Reflux, Vesico-Ureteric Reflux
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Calling Your Health Care Provider
Call your health care provider if symptoms indicate reflux nephropathy may be present.
Call your health care provider if decreased urine output or other new symptoms develop.
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• Definition
• Reflux Nephropathy Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Reflux Nephropathy Symptoms & Signs
• Reflux Nephropathy Prevention
• Reflux Nephropathy Diagnosis & Tests
• Reflux Nephropathy Treatment
• Reflux Nephropathy Prognosis
• Reflux Nephropathy Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Acute Kidney Failure
• Bladder Outlet Obstruction
• Bladder Stones
• Chronic Renal Failure
• End-Stage Kidney Disease
• Hypertension
• Kidney Infection (Pyelonephritis)
• Nephrotic Syndrome
• Neurogenic Bladder
• Unilateral Hydronephrosis
• Urinary Tract Infection
• Urinary Tract Infection - Chronic or Recurrent
Tests & Exams
• Abdominal CT Scan
• Abdominal Ultrasound
• Blood Pressure
• BUN
• Creatinine - Serum
• Creatinine Clearance
• Intravenous Pyelogram
• Protein - Urine
• Radionuclide Cystogram
• Ultrasound
• Urinalysis
• Urine Culture - Clean Catch
• Voiding Cystourethrogram
Surgery & Procedures
• Kidney Transplant
Other Topics
• Abdominal Pain
• Back Pain - Low
• Fever
• Flank Pain
• Nail Abnormalities
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Renal
• Urinary Frequency/Urgency
• Urination - Difficulty with Flow
• Urination - Excessive at Night
• Urination - Painful
• Urine - Bloody
• Urine Output - Decreased
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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