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… Kidney and Liver Last updated December 12, 2024 Overview The … and improve their function. Find healthy eating advice for chronic kidney disease, kidney stones, chronic hepatitis and non-alcoholic …
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… Oxygen Treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) On this page: Treatment Overview What To … Oxygen at Home Citations Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (2021). Global strategy for …
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… Chronic Pain On this page: Health Tools … Treatment What is chronic pain? Pain is your body's way of warning you that … infections, or health problems such as inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, pelvic pain, and stomach …
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… Kidney Transplant On this page: Surgery Overview What To … so that a healthy kidney (donor kidney) can do what your diseased kidney can no longer do. Kidney transplant is used when you have severe chronic kidney disease (renal failure) that cannot be …
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… Chronic Constipation On this page: Overview Related … when it happens for weeks, months, or years, you may have chronic constipation. Chronic constipation can affect the quality of your life. …
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… Donating a Kidney On this page: Overview Overview … living donor needs to be: In good general health. Free from diseases that can damage the organs, such as diabetes, … can exercise and take part in sports. Chronic Kidney Disease Kidney Transplant Organ Transplant …
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… HIV: Stages of Infection On this page: Overview Related … Health Organization (WHO) classifies HIV infection into 4 stages: footnote 1 WHO stages of HIV infection Stage 1 (HIV … : The CD4+ cell count is 350 to 499. Stage 3 (advanced HIV disease, or AHD) : The CD4+ cell count is 200 to 349. Stage …
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… Kidney Biopsy On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How … Why It Is Done A kidney biopsy is done to: Find kidney disease when there is blood or protein in the urine or when … or failure. Acute Kidney Injury Chronic Kidney Disease Medical Tests: Questions to Ask the …
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… Kidney Stones On this page: Health Tools … condition, such as gout . They may also be an inherited disease. How are they diagnosed? Kidney stones may be … Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) Chronic Kidney Disease Dehydration Urinary Tract Infections …
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… Heart Failure Stages On this page: Overview … failure . It categorizes heart failure based on how the disease progresses in most people. This system is also … Canada. Under this system, heart failure is classified by stages A through D. footnote 1 Stages of heart failure Stage …
