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Kidney Disease Definition
Common names:
  • Abnormal Kidney Function
  • Abnormal Renal Function
  • Kidney Disease
  • Poor Kidney Function
  • Poor Renal Function
  • Renal Disease
  • Renal Impairment
  • Weak Kidneys
A person with kidney disease has a kidney that does not function properly. Kidney disease usually affects both kidneys at the same time.

About 10 percent of adults in the US have some form of kidney disease. Kidney disease is difficult to treat, and tends to worsen slowly over time.
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Last Updated: Dec 28, 2007  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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