nephropathy
Diseased kidney condition
Nephropathy is kidney disease or damage, particularly the gradual deterioration of kidney function.
The term appears most often in medical contexts describing conditions that harm the kidneys over time: diabetic nephropathy, hypertensive nephropathy.
It's a clinical word rarely encountered outside healthcare settings.
Persisting over time
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- dialysisMechanical blood filtration
- transplantationSurgical organ relocation
- uremiaBlood toxicity from renal failure
creatinine clearance · staging · decline · deterioration · fibrosis · scarring · irreversible · prognosis
Abnormal urinary albumin levels
- hematuriaPlasma in urinary output
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- anuriaZero renal output
fatigue · nausea · pruritus · fluid retention · electrolyte imbalance · anemia · flank pain
Abnormally high blood glucose
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- glycemicRelating to glucose presence
- proteinuriaAbnormal urinary albumin levels
- retinopathyDisease of eye's photosensitive layer
type 1 diabetes · type 2 diabetes · insulin · metformin · blood sugar
Thin, pliable, tissue-like
- complementWhat makes complete
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- histologyStudy of tissue structure
- electron microscopyImaging via focused particle beams
Having many cysts
Triggered by pharmaceuticals
- NSAIDsOver-the-counter pain class
- lithiumLightest solid element
- cyclosporineImmunosuppressive transplant drug
- heavy metalsDense metallic environmental contaminants
chronic
Persisting over time
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- dialysisMechanical blood filtration
- transplantationSurgical organ relocation
uremia · creatinine clearance · staging · decline · deterioration · fibrosis · scarring · irreversible · prognosis · monitoring
proteinuria
Abnormal urinary albumin levels
- hematuriaPlasma in urinary output
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
anuria · fatigue · nausea · pruritus · fluid retention · electrolyte imbalance · anemia · flank pain
hyperglycemia
Abnormally high blood glucose
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- glycemicRelating to glucose presence
- proteinuriaAbnormal urinary albumin levels
retinopathy · type 1 diabetes · type 2 diabetes · insulin · metformin · blood sugar
membranous
Thin, pliable, tissue-like
- complementWhat makes complete
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- histologyStudy of tissue structure
electron microscopy · basement membrane · proliferative · sclerosis
polycystic
Having many cysts
inherited · congenital · genetic testing · family history · carrier
drug-induced
Triggered by pharmaceuticals
- NSAIDsOver-the-counter pain class
- lithiumLightest solid element
- cyclosporineImmunosuppressive transplant drug
nephropathyhepatopathy
Any liver disorder
cardiomyopathy · neuropathy · myopathy · encephalopathy · liver disease
- IgA nephropathyRenal immunoglobulin deposition disorder
kidney, pathos, nephron, myopathy, neuropathy, nephritis, nephrology, nephrectomy, nephrologist