As its name suggests, atrophied kidney is that the size of kidney is smaller than the normal size. So, an atrophic kidney is a medical condition that is characterized by the shrinkage in the size of one or both kidneys due to an insufficien...Read More
Chronic Kidney Disease(CKD) is a progressive kidney disease and over time if untreated it may advance to kidney failure. When your kidneys lose its functions completely, many accompanying symptoms will occur and dialysis or kidney transplan...Read More
What chronic kidney disease (CKD) is with kidney function 40%? According to Glomerular Filtration Rate(GFR), CKD is classified into 5 stages. For 40% kidney function, the GFR is 30-59mL/min/1.73m2. It is the third stage of chronic kidney di...Read More
Many female patients with kidney disease are very concerned that if they can be pregnant. Is it dangerous for patients with kidney disease to have a baby? Here we will discuss about it and give you a satisfied answer. We need to know what e...Read More
Q: I am diagnosed with stage 3 kidney disease, how long before it turns into stage 5 chronic kidney disease(CKD)? Can I stop it from progressing into stage 5 CKD? A: Actually, there is no exact answer for this question, because the illness...Read More
Kidneys play a vital role to keep us healthy. When kidneys fail to function adequately,it will affect the patient's life span significantly. What is the life span of a person with 40% renal function? ...Read More
Kidneys perform very important roles in human body. When kidneys are impaired,it will certainly affect the patients normal life expectancy.What is the life expectancy of 17% renal function and no treatment is used? How serious is 17% renal...Read More
When kidneys are impaired,the patient’s life span will be shortened significantly. How long can you live with 23% renal function? ...Read More