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Kidney disease research, explained
6 open-access kidney disease studies, each with a flashcard deck and a quiz.
- What is causing a mysterious kidney disease in rural Sri Lanka?
Chronic kidney disease of unknown cause was far more common in endemic Sri Lankan districts than earlier estimates suggested, and patients had higher urinary cadmium that rose with disease stage.
- Is everyday low-level cadmium exposure linked to kidney damage?
In ordinary US adults, higher cadmium levels well below occupational safety limits went along with more albumin leaking into the urine, though urinary cadmium was not linked to reduced kidney filtration.
- How often does mild kidney disease come with other illnesses?
Almost everyone with moderate chronic kidney disease in primary care had other chronic conditions, and having more of them was linked to a higher risk of dying.
- Can billing codes tell us who has chronic kidney disease?
Hospital and doctor billing codes rarely flag kidney disease falsely, but they miss about two out of three older people whose blood tests show reduced kidney function.
- Is mildly reduced kidney function linked to inflammation?
As kidney function declines, markers of inflammation and blood clotting rise steadily, and this is visible even in people without chronic kidney disease when kidney function is measured with cystatin C.
- Does high blood uric acid actually cause kidney disease?
People whose genes give them lifelong higher uric acid do not have worse kidney function, suggesting the familiar link between uric acid and kidney disease is not causal.