What is Nephrology - What is the typical presentation of people with kidney disease?
Patients with kidney disease can appear in a variety of ways, including: • Abnormal blood tests (e.g., high BUN and serum creatinine, reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate, or abnormal serum electrolyte values) • Urinary abnormalities that are asymptomatic (e.g., microscopic hematuria, proteinuria, microalbuminuria) • Urinary frequency changes or urination problems (e.g., polyuria, hematuria, nocturia, urgency) • Hypertension that appears suddenly. • Edema in dependent areas getting worse • Symptomatologies that aren't specific (e.g., nausea, vomiting, malaise) • Symptoms might be rather specific at times (e.g., ipsilateral flank pain in those with obstructing nephrolithiasis) • During regular imaging investigations, anatomic kidney anomalies (e.g., horseshoe kidney, congenitally missing or ptotic kidney, asymmetric kidneys, angiomyolipoma, kidney mass, polycystic kidneys) are discovered by chance. • Symptoms of underlying systemic disease (e.g., scleroderma-related skin changes and/or rash, vasculitis, systemic lupus erythematosus [SLE], arthritis due to gout, SLE, etc.)
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