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2. Nephrotic syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Factors associated with a poorer prognosis in these cases include level of proteinuria, blood pressure control and kidney function . [citation needed] Without treatment nephrotic syndrome has a very bad prognosis especially rapidly progressing glomerulonephritis, which leads to acute kidney failure after a few months. [citation needed]

3. The Common Habit That Could Be Damaging Your Kidneys ... - AOL

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   If you have hypertension, you should get your kidneys checked regularly because hypertension is the main cause of kidney disease. This is because as kidney function worsens, blood pressure levels ...

4. Hypotension - Wikipedia

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   Hypotension, also known as low blood pressure, is a cardiovascular condition characterized by abnormally reduced blood pressure. [1] Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps out blood [2] and is indicated by two numbers, the systolic blood pressure (the top number) and the diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number), which are the ...

5. Rhabdomyolysis - Wikipedia

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   In addition to the myoglobinuria, two other mechanisms contribute to kidney impairment: low blood pressure leads to constriction of the blood vessels and therefore a relative lack of blood flow to the kidney, and finally uric acid may form crystals in the tubules of the kidneys, causing obstruction.

6. Renal blood flow - Wikipedia

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   Along with the increase in pressure. At low perfusion pressures, Angiotensin II may act by constricting the efferent arterioles, thus mainlining the GFR and playing a role in autoregulation of renal blood flow. [3] People with poor blood flow to the kidneys caused by medications that inhibit angiotensin-converting enzyme may face kidney failure ...

7. Hyponatremia - Wikipedia

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   Hyponatremia or hyponatraemia is a low concentration of sodium in the blood. [4] It is generally defined as a sodium concentration of less than 135 mmol/L (135 mEq/L), with severe hyponatremia being below 120 mEq/L. [3] [8] Symptoms can be absent, mild or severe.