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… Kidney Scan On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How … It Feels Risks Results Test Overview A kidney scan is a nuclear scanning test that is done to check kidney function or appearance. During a scan to look at …
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… Kidney Transplant On this page: Surgery Overview What To … Risks Surgery Overview A kidney transplant is surgery to give you a healthy kidney from another person. The new kidney may come from …
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… Kidney and Liver Last updated December 12, 2024 Overview The kidneys and liver are essential for cleaning your blood, … balance, and breaking down the foods you eat. If you have kidney or liver problems, changing your diet can help …
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… Kidney Stones On this page: Health Tools … Self-Care What are kidney stones? Kidney stones are made of salts and minerals in the urine …
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… Donating a Kidney On this page: Overview Overview Kidney transplantation is the best way known to save a person's life after the person develops kidney failure . In the past, kidneys were only taken from …
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… Needle Biopsy of the Liver On this page: Test Overview Why It Is … pneumothorax ). Injury to the intestines , gallbladder , or kidney . Infection in the belly ( peritonitis ). Results The … Media gallery Placement of Liver Biopsy Needle Gallbladder Kidneys … Test Overview Percutaneous liver biopsy is a …
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… Lymph Node Biopsy On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To … Results Test Overview A lymph node biopsy removes lymph node tissue to be looked at under a … or cancer. There are several ways to do a lymph node biopsy. The lymph node sample will be looked at under a …
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… Temporal Artery Biopsy On this page: Overview Overview … cell arteritis ), your doctor may order a temporal artery biopsy to make sure. Giant cell arteritis can occur at … temple and test it for inflammation . If a temporal artery biopsy shows no signs of inflammation but your symptoms …
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… Chronic Kidney Disease On this page: Health Tools … What is chronic kidney disease? Chronic kidney disease means your kidneys … may take a tiny sample of kidney tissue. This is called a biopsy. It helps the doctor find out what caused the kidney …
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… Acute Kidney Injury Versus Chronic Kidney Disease On this page: Overview Overview Kidney problems can develop suddenly (acute) or over the …
