Category: Kidney

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a condition characterized by loss of kidney function over time. The kidneys play a vital role as an excretory organ and are crucial in managing the homeostasis of endocrine, fluid, electrolyte, mineral and acid-base balancei. The deterioration of the kidneys ability to function makes nutritional derangement inevitable in patients with…

Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a condition where the kidneys lose their function over a period of time. This disease is also known as chronic renal disease. If it develops and takes place in a host’s body, it may result to kidney failure due to no treatment, which later would need immediate…

Introduction As the name suggests, polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a condition characterized by the formation and growth of cysts in the kidney. This disease is a genetic disorder with two different types. The first is autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and is the more common of the two. The second type is autosomal…

No matter how we practise healthy habits and how much we care about our body, there are certain occasions which may react to our body itself against us. The kidney stones are one of a challenging thing similar to this. So, since this can be a caused to arise unbearable pain, the best practice is…

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a condition characterized by loss of kidney function over time. The kidneys play a vital role as an excretory organ and are crucial in managing the homeostasis of endocrine, fluid, electrolyte, mineral and acid-base balancei. The deterioration of the kidneys ability to function makes nutritional derangement inevitable in patients with…

Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a condition where the kidneys lose their function over a period of time. This disease is also known as chronic renal disease. If it develops and takes place in a host’s body, it may result to kidney failure due to no treatment, which later would need immediate…

Introduction As the name suggests, polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a condition characterized by the formation and growth of cysts in the kidney. This disease is a genetic disorder with two different types. The first is autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and is the more common of the two. The second type is autosomal…

The past is the experience, the present is the experiment, and the future is the expectation. So invest the experience in the experiment to meet the expectations. – Unknown The Experience Dr Thomas Graham, a 19th- century chemist whose scientific work on osmotic forces of fluids paved the way to the present form of blood…