Kidney Failure
What is kidney failure?
Kidney failure (end-stage renal disease) is when the kidneys filter blood below the body’s needs.
Healthy Kidney
Unhealthy Kidney
What are possible causes?
- High blood pressure
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Diabetes
What are some symptoms?
- Swelling of feet and ankles
- Loss of appetite
- Muscle cramping
- Vomiting
- Itching
- Nausea
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- Acute kidney injury. American Kidney Fund. https://www.kidneyfund.org/kidney-disease/kidney-problems/acute-kidney-injury.html. Updated June 2020. Accessed December 5, 2020.
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Nutrition Care Manual. http://www.nutritioncaremanual.org. Accessed December 12, 2020.