Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is a genetic condition causing cysts to grow in the kidneys, potentially leading to kidney failure. Symptoms may include back pain, blood in urine,…
Explore IgA nephropathy, a rare autoimmune kidney disease where the IgA protein builds up in the kidneys. Normally, IgA helps protect against infections, but in this condition, it…
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This webinar snippet features Neera Dahl, MD, PhD, professor of medicine, medical director of nephrology, and director of the Nephrology Clinical Trials Program at Yale School of Medicine,…
A Kishore Kumar, MD, DM, a consultant nephrologist and renal transplant physician at PACE Hospitals, discusses high blood potassium levels in patients with kidney disease. For patients with…
Nephrologist Sumeska Thavarajah, MD, of Johns Hopkins, discusses the complications of kidney disease. Kidney disease can affect the body’s ability to filter blood, balance chemicals, and can lead…
Alp Ikizler, MD, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, discusses the issue of obesity in the context of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and dialysis. Dr Ikizler emphasizes the importance of…
Fouad Chebib, MD, a Mayo Clinic nephrologist and expert on polycystic kidney disease, discusses the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in predicting kidney failure in patients with polycystic…
Amira Abdelrasoul, PhD, PEng, is an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Division of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan. She…
Chronic kidney disease often goes unnoticed until it reaches an advanced stage. Early detection can help treat and prevent the disease before it necessitates dialysis or kidney transplantation.…
Sheeram Akilesh, MD, PhD, discusses spatial transcriptomics and its application in studying kidney disease. He explains the concept of spatial transcriptomics, which involves deeply interrogating a tissue section…
Nephrologist Sumeska Thavarajah, MD, of Johns Hopkins, discusses the management of chronic kidney disease. She explains that medications are prescribed to treat risk factors that can speed up…
Terry J. Watnick, MD, professor of neurology and director of Maryland PKD Clinical Center of Excellence, explains that polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disorder that causes…
