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Chronic Kidney Failure (Chronic Renal Failure) Summary

Description: The end-stage of CHRONIC RENAL INSUFFICIENCY. It is characterized by the severe irreversible kidney damage (as measured by the level of PROTEINURIA) and the reduction in GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE to less than 15 ml per min (Kidney Foundation: Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative, 2002). These patients generally require HEMODIALYSIS or KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION.

Also Known As: Chronic Renal Failure; End-Stage Kidney Disease; ESRD; Renal Failure, Chronic; Kidney Failure, Chronic Show All >>

Networked: 26846 relevant articles (1238 outcomes, 3280 trials/studies) for this Disease

Key Drugs and Agents for Chronic Kidney Failure

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Creatinine : 75 outcomes 164 studies in 1369 results : IBA
  2. Erythropoietin : 62 outcomes 78 studies in 831 results : FDA 1
  3. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACE Inhibitors) : 20 outcomes 32 studies in 192 results : IBA
  4. Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) : 16 outcomes 5 studies in 65 results : FDA 10 Generic
  5. Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A (Angiotensin Converting Enzyme) : 15 outcomes 29 studies in 159 results : IBA
  6. Urea (Carbamide) : 15 outcomes 19 studies in 237 results : FDA 6 Generic
  7. Iron : 14 outcomes 43 studies in 360 results : IBA
  8. Insulin (Novolin) : 14 outcomes 40 studies in 342 results : FDA 2
  9. Phosphorus : 12 outcomes 24 studies in 250 results : IBA
  10. Calcium : 10 outcomes 57 studies in 635 results : IBA
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Diseases Related to Chronic Kidney Failure

  1. Chronic Kidney Failure (Chronic Renal Failure)
  2. Anemia
  3. Proteinuria
  4. Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
  5. Kidney Diseases (Kidney Disease)
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Key Therapies for Chronic Kidney Failure

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  1. Kidney Transplantation : 215 outcomes 186 studies in 2762 results
  2. Renal Dialysis (Hemodialysis) : 163 outcomes 883 studies in 5987 results
  3. Transplants (Transplant) : 73 outcomes 150 studies in 1875 results
  4. Transplantation (Transplant Recipients) : 63 outcomes 95 studies in 1366 results
  5. Peritoneal Dialysis : 46 outcomes 169 studies in 1458 results
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