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End Stage Renal Disease Definition
Common names:
  • End Stage Kidney Disease
  • End Stage Renal Disease
  • ESRD
  • Kidney Failure
  • Renal Failure
A person with end stage renal disease has kidney failure. The kidneys are unable to filter waste from the blood, make urine, or regulate salts in the bloodstream.

The most common causes of end stage renal disease are diabetes and high blood pressure. In order to remove fluid and waste from the body, a person with end stage renal disease requires kidney dialysis or a kidney transplant. Images
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Last Updated: Jul 8, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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