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Hypertension (HTN) is an increase in blood pressure while passing through the vessels above the normal value of 120/80 mmHg. people are usually more likely to develop it with age. Uncontrolled high blood pressure is a major risk of coronary artery diseases, atrial fibrillation, heart failure, chronic kidney disease and dementia.
Cells use glucose as the main source of energy and when you eat food, the pancreas start to produce a hormone called insulin. insulin works to transport glucose from the bloodstream into the cells, to be used or stored.
Vasculitis, is an inflammation of the blood vessels (including both veins and arteries). This inflammation leads to an increase in the thickness of the walls of the blood vessels and thus reduces the rate of blood flow inside them, causing damage to tissues and organs, including the kidneys.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or Lupus Erythematosus is a complex immune disease that occurs when the immune system loses one of its most important properties, which is the ability to distinguish between harmful foreign bodies and normal body tissues, and it starts to attack healthy tissues in different areas of the body.
Amyloidosis is a rare disease characterized by the presence of abnormal amyloid deposits in the body. Amyloid deposits can build up in the heart, brain, kidneys, spleen and other parts of the body. A person may have Amyloidosis in one organ or several.
Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic immune disease in which the immune system mainly attacks the joints. Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis may cause physical disabilities and inability to move.
It is an autoimmune disease that often accompanies other immune system disorders, such as Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus Erythematosus. In Sjögren's syndrome, the mucous membranes are usually affected, causing dry eyes and mouths. Although you can develop Sjogren's syndrome at any age, most people are older than 40 at the time of diagnosis, and the syndrome is more common in women than men.
Polycystic Kidney disease (PKD) is the most common renal genetic (hereditary and congenital) disease that leads to renal failure. PKD causes cysts to grow inside the kidneys. These cysts make the kidneys much larger than they should be and damage the normal tissues. PKD causes Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), which can lead to renal failure. PKD causes about 2% of the cases of kidney failure in the United States each year.
Kidney stones are hard, pebble-like pieces of material that form in one or both kidneys, when you have a high level of certain minerals and salts in the urine. Kidney stones rarely cause permanent damage. Especially if treated at early stages by Nephrologist.
