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  • What are Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)?
    Health - 27 Sep 2021
    Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are among the most commonly used drugs in the world, for the relief of pain, fever, and inflammation.
  • What Is Waldenström Macroglobulinemia?
    Health - 20 May 2019
    Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) is a form of lymphoma characterized by the presence of large amounts of an antibody called macroglobulin. It is also called lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. The built up...
  • What Are Diuretics Used For?
    Health - 17 Jul 2023
    Diuretics are used to treat several conditions in medicine including heart failure, high blood pressure, liver disease and some types of kidney disease. The use of some diuretics is also indicated in...
  • Obstructive Nephropathy - Uropathy
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Obstructive nephropathy, also know as uropathy, refers to the syndrome caused by urinary tract obstruction, either functional or anatomic. It includes urinary tract dilatation, impedance and the...
  • What is Contrast-Induced Nephropathy?
    Health - 30 Jun 2022
    Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a complication that results in the impairment of kidney function that results from the intravenous or intra-arterial contrast administration of contrast media...
  • What is Azotemia?
    Health - 4 Feb 2021
    Azotemia is a type of nephrotoxicity that involves excess nitrogen compounds in the blood.
  • What is Glomerulonephritis?
    Health - 25 Jun 2019
    Glomerulonephritis (GN) is a condition in which the kidneys are inflamed. The glomeruli are the filtering mechanism of the kidneys. They consist of a tuft of highly coiled capillaries cupped in a...
  • Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) - Renal Disease
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a serious renal disease, and the most common etiologic factor in the development of acute renal failure in children. Most affected children are younger than 4 years...
  • Complications of Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) may be autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive, depending on the genetic pattern. The complications are similar in many respects, but the time of onset, the severity...
  • Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: Management and Complications
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Acute renal failure in young children is most commonly linked to hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). In this situation, it often comes as a shock, occurring as it does in a child who was previously...

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