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World Kidney Day - Caring for the Kidneys
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8th March 2007 )
March 8th is commemorated as the World Kidney Day every year.
In todays world, communicable diseases have paved the way for non-communicable ailments, like chronic kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases as leading cause of death and despair. There is an increased effort by several groups of doctors to focus attention on matters related to kidney diseases....
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Glomerulonephritis
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Each kidney contains about 1-3 million nephrons and they are the functional unit of the kidney.Each nephron contains a structure called the glomerulus through which the bloodvessels pass and the waste products of the body get purified.
Glomerulonephritis is the term used to describe a group of diseases that damage the part of the kidney that filters blood. When the kidney is damaged, it cannot get rid of wastes and extra fluid in the body....
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| Glomerulonephritis Types
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Several syndromes related to glomerulonephritis have been described.
Nephrotic syndrome: Proteinuria in excess of 3.5 grams in 24 hours, accompanied by edema, hypoalbuminemia, hyperlipidemia and lipiduria.
Acute nephritis or the Nephritic syndrome: Hematuria, variable proteinuria, azotemia, and hypertension....
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| Chronic Kidney Failure
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Chronic renal failure is a gradual and progressive loss of the ability of the kidneys to function normally. The change is irreversible and is due to loss of nephrons of the kidney. The nephrons are basic functioning unit of the kidney and there are normally about one million nephrons in each kidney....
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| Kidney Stones
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Kidney stones or renal stones are gravel-like collections of chemicals that may appear in any area of the urinary system, from the kidney to the bladder. They may be small or large, single or multiple....
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| Anemia
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It is a condition in the body when supply of iron to bone marrow falls short of that required for the production of red blood cells. It is the commonest cause of Anemia throughout the world....
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