Polycystic kidney disease

What is Polycystic Kidney Disease and how does it affect our lives ? Polycystic Kidney Disease also known as (PKD) which is an inherited disorder in which clusters of cysts develop in the kidneys (mayoclinic.org). PKD was discovered in the early 1800’s.Some symptoms of this disorder is headaches, side or back pain, blood in the urine , bladder infections, high blood pressure, kidney failure, and many more. Theses symptoms may be treatable by stop smoking , eat a better diet such as low sodium and low-fat diet and medications. For pain medication from over the counter , blood in the urine just drinks lots of fluid , bed rest. Kidney failure a kidney transplant is highly required (mayoclinic). Origin of Discovery The first case of Polycystic…

Medical History: A 72--year-old African American male with a history of CKD stage 5 in the setting of longstanding hypertension, possible polycystic kidney disease, BPH, obesity, who presents for evaluation for candidacy for a kidney transplant. The patient has been evaluated recently at Shands Hospital for kidney transplant, but his evaluation was not completed due to obesity and possible cardiac problems. Renal History: The patient has longstanding history of chronic kidney disease in the…

Background: Polycystic Kidney Disease (PCKD) is the most frequent inherited renal cystic disease around the world. PCKD is a very complex group of disorders characterized by the formation and growth of multiple renal cysts, containing urine-like fluid, which displace renal tubules and frequently leads to end stage renal disease (ESRD). PCKD has two major forms and can be transmitted as autosomal dominant or recessive traits with variable expression. 1-3 Major advances have been done towards…

The kidney is an organ in our body that removes waste and balance fluids. Polycystic kidney disease is a disorder that causes many fluid-filled sacs to build up. Those sacs are called cysts, that ends up on the kidneys. When the fluid - filled cysts cover the whole kidney, it cause the kidney to become enlarged.The cysts can lead to kidney failure and development in other organs in the body, in most cases the liver as well. Mode of Inheritance and Biological Mechanisms Polycystic kidney disease…

What is polycystic kidney disease? What are symptoms/signs? Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is caused by multiple fluid filled cysts that form within the kidney. It may affect one, or both kidneys. Symptoms include: loss of appetite, vomiting, constipation, lethargy, excessive thirst, and urination. Signs that a kitten, or cat is affected can include enlarged kidney, and fever. Severe cases in kittens may result in death from renal failure by the age of 8 weeks, or it could result in…

Name: Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease AKA: Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) – Common Organ: Cysts form in the proximal convoluted tubules, Bowman’s capsule and collecting ducts of the kidneys. With time, the cysts enlarge. Patients can also present with cysts in the liver, pancreas, lungs, spleen, ovaries, seminal vesicles, testes, epididymis, thyroid, uterus, and bladder. Labs: Proteinuria (50% of patients), azotemia, hematuria, anemia Signs and Symptoms: Abdominal and…

"Kidney: Polycystic Kidney Disease" Published September 3rd, 2014 and written by Binu M. Paul and Gregory B Vanden Heuvel. This article tells you all about polycystic kidney disease and how it affects the human body. Polycystic kidney disease is a hereditary disease if your mother or father have it then you most likely will have it. This disease causes cysts that develop on the kidneys and get bigger and bigger as you get older, sadly there is no cure for this disease. However, a lot of…

Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease, also known as ADPKD, is the most commonly inherited kidney disease with over 400,000 US cases per year, Usually an adult-onset disease, ADPKD occurs in individuals and families of different races equally, all over the world. ADPKD causes numerous fluid filled cysts to form in both of the kidneys. As it progresses, the cysts slowly replace most of the normal mass of the kidneys. When this occurs, the cysts often reduce kidney function, which can lead…

Polycystic Kidney Disease(PKD) is a genetic disorder that affects the kidneys. Researchers have found three different gene mutations associated with the disease. In most cases, a person inherits the gene mutation, meaning a parent passes it on in his or her genes. In other cases, neither parent has the gene and the disease is considered spontaneous. Polycystic kidney disease causes numerous cysts to grow in the kidneys. A kidney cyst is an abnormal sac filled with fluid. The cysts can greatly…

1. Polycystic kidney disease: Polycystic kidney diseases (PKD) are a group of developmental renal disorders that are characterized by progressive fluid accumulation in dilated renal tubules to form cysts, generating kidney enlargement, numerous large cysts compromise the function of the remaining normal tubules and eventually lead to renal failure as well as various external manifestations. It is associated with several genetic and non-genetic disorders, but the most common causes of…