Nephropathy and its Prevention

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This paper outlines the symptoms of diabetic nephropathy and its treatments. The paper explains that the way to prevent kidney disease is by ensuring that the patient controls blood glucose levels, maintains a healthy lifestyle, and observes the practices necessary to regulate blood pressure and hypertension. The paper opines that physicians who are capable and willing to assist their diabetic patients in following the guidelines in this paper will likely see less presenting of all diseases, including nephropathy.

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"Diabetic nephropathy presents itself in individuals with diabetes but it is closely related to nephrolithiasis which is a common condition that affects "nearly five percent of U.S. men and women during their lifetimes" FN1. Nephrolithiasis includes a number of different nephropathy diseases. "Nephrolithiasis specifically refers to calculi in the kidneys (including) both renal calculi ureteral calculi (ureterolithiasis)" FN2 Ureteral calculi almost always originate in the kidneys, although they may continue to grow once they lodge in the ureter. Nephrolithiasis is commonly referred to as kidney stones, but other problems can occur pertaining to the kidney including two of the most prevalent conditions related to nephrolithiasis, which are IgA nephropathy and diabetic nephropathy."

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• Pietrow M.D., P.K.; Karellas, M.D., M.E.; (2006) Medical management of common urinary calculi, American Family Physician, Vol. 74, No. 1, pp. 86 - 94
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